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GEGEN DIE GRENZE

AU-PAIR IM DOPPELPACK, co-directed with Jürgen Kinateder. DIE ZWILLINGE VON HANGAR 8, co-directed with Claudio Schmid. DIE SELBERBAUER, various episodes.

UPSTREAM BATTLE

PRO 7 REPORTAGE

GEGEN DIE GRENZE

THE LOCH LONG MONSTER

WAR & PEACE: MUNICH, 7 OCTOBER

TO BE A NATION AGAIN

THE SURF SCHOOL

IM AUFTRAG DES SCHICKSALS

DER SCHRIFTGELEHRTE

PRESENT PAST

PRO 7 REPORTAGE

In addition to Ben's cinematography for numerous Reportage documentaries, he also directed a number of them, mostly for German nationwide broadcaster Pro 7. Here are some examples.

AU-PAIR IM DOPPELPACK

School's out - forever. But what's next? Having passed their A-level exams, Laura and Anja are ready to conquer the world - as au-pair girls. Best friends go separate ways for the first time: Laura is on her way to a host family near Washington D.C., while Anja prefers rural Norway. The film follows both girls on their adventures far away from home, from their families and friends.

Au-pair Au-pair

Au-pairA two-part Pro 7 Reportage by Ben Kempas and Jürgen Kinateder, made by Preview Production for Janus TV, and first aired on Pro 7 in 2006.

DIE ZWILLINGE VON HANGAR 8

Photo: Magdalena Hutter

THE TWINS OF HANGAR 8 is an observational portrait of Alexandra Braunbeck und Tanja Zamljen, identical twins doing identical jobs: checking Airbus jets for an airline in Düsseldorf. All of their colleagues in LTU's hangar are men.

A documentary by Ben Kempas and Claudio Schmid, made by Preview Production for Janus TV, broadcast on Pro 7 in 2006.

DIE SELBERBAUER

This was a 2003 documentary series also shown on the Pro 7 Reportage slot, observing the adventures of DIY house-builders. Ben directed a number of episodes for the same clients as above.

Durations:
between 40 and 43 minutes each