Ben Proudfoot

Bio

A two-time Academy Award®-winning director and entrepreneur, Ben Proudfoot is the creative force behind Breakwater Studios. His innovative brand funding model launched a prolific decade for Proudfoot. A landmark partnership with The New York Times produced 16 collaborations, including The Queen of Basketball, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 94th Academy Awards®. In 2024, Proudfoot won a second Academy Award® for The Last Repair Shop. Proudfoot views real-world impact as a film’s highest achievement, advocating for The Queen of Basketball’s Lusia Harris’ legacy as a basketball pioneer, and inspiring a $15M capital campaign for the The Last Repair Shop facility. Today, Breakwater Studios has expanded to multiple Los Feliz facilities where Proudfoot leads a filmmaking staff producing original and commissioned documentaries with trusted partners like Google, UNICEF, and L’Oréal. He hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and graduated from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Proudfoot is accomplished sleight-of-hand magician and has performed at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles.