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”, his first short documentary, has been selected at international film festivals such as Raindance and Sitges. His second film “Survival: A Song” is currently in post-production.

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 intermediate 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.