Journalist &
Filmmaker
About.
Benjamin Hindrichs is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker and writer.
His journalistic work mainly touches upon the far-right, migration and conflict. It has been published in, among others, ZEIT, Krautreporter, Al Jazeera English, Mongabay, Mediapart, La Repubblica, Diari Ara, and Daraj.
His films aim to blur the boundaries of non-fiction, opening a space for reflection on reality. DARU/N (PASSED/MOTHER) premiered at Sitges Film Festival 2024, where it won the awards for best direction and best screenplay in the "Nova Autoría" competition.
Born in 1995, Ben holds a B.A. in Governance and Public Policy from the University of Passau, and a M.A. in Journalism, Media and Globalisation from Aarhus University and Charles University Prague. He speaks German, English, Spanish, Portuguese and basic Catalan and is trained in OSINT and trauma-informed reporting.
His work has been supported by grants and fellowships from, among others, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Journalismfund.eu, Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU), Earth Journalism Network, Heinz-Kühn-Foundation and Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.
Films.
DARU/N (PASSED/MOTHER)
Survival: A Song
Currently in post-production. Supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.
Journalism.
Awards.
Bremer Dokumentarfilm Förderpreis
2024
Journalism Prize for Humanitarian Aid
2024
Voices Award
2024
Hugo Portisch Prize
2023
Peter Binderer Media Award
2022
International Media Prize
2022
Richard von Weizsäcker Prize
2022
Get in touch
Mail: b.hindrichs (at) proton.me
Threema: http://threema.id/6792M57M