Ben Crosbie

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A co-founder of Eidolon Films, Ben serves as director of photography, editor and all around tech guru. A graduate of Georgetown University, Ben worked in digital media at the National Geographic Channel prior to Eidolon. Ben’s still photographs have been published in the Washington City Paper, Hill Rag and East of the River Magazine, as well as being recently exhibited at the Long View Gallery in Washington, DC. Ben volunteers to run the DC class of Guitars Not Guns, he is a member of the local rock band Burma Jones, and is an ardent science evangelist.

At Eidolon, Ben has co-produced and co-directed various short documentaries and one feature film with his wife and partner Tessa Moran. "Keeping the Kibbutz", a 1 hour documentary about the changing Israeli kibbutz, was broadcast on over 75 PBS stations around the country in the Fall of 2011. The film continues to air on PBS stations and can be found on digital platforms such as iTunes, SnagFilms, Amazon and Youtube. Eidolon's short films have tackled issues such as health care advocacy, community identity and gentrification, and have screened at various film festivals and public venues. Currently, Eidolon Films is in production of a PBS half-hour documentary on an historic African American storefront facing the challenges of gentrification in Washington, DC, as well as a feature length film on science denialism in America. Eidolon Films also produces story and character driven documentaries for non-profits seeking to utilize film in their communications strategy.