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