
Director and producer Ben Proudfoot is a native of Nova Scotia and an alumnus of University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Proudfoot is the founder of Breakwater Studios Ltd. In 2011, Proudfoot wrote and directed short film Dinner with Fred, which garnered numerous awards and a qualification for the 2012 Academy Awards© for Best Live Action Short Film. In May 2012, he directed a short documentary entitled ink&paper that found a Vimeo audience of over one million people. In 2013, Proudfoot released The Ox, which surpassed ink&paper in views. Proudfoot is currently in production on his first feature documentary.