Benton Cade

Benton Cade

Benton Cade on the set of Tracks
Born (1983-06-16) 16 June 1983
Reading, England
Alma mater University of Durham
Occupation Filmmaker
Years active 2011–present

Benton Cade (born 16 June 1983) is an English filmmaker originally from Reading. He has lived in China since 2004, first in Anhui province and then in Beijing. In 2011, he wrote and directed the award-winning documentary Sky Ghosts.[1] He is also the writer and director of Red Son and Tracks.[2][3]

Early life

Cade grew up in Reading. He attended the University of Durham, graduating with a degree in East Asian Studies in mid-2004.[4]

Career in China

Cade came to China in late 2004, moving to the small city of Lu'an in western Anhui province. Intrigued by the traditional Taoist rituals in the area, he put together a local crew and in 2011 shot what would eventually become the documentary Sky Ghosts with equipment borrowed from the local TV station.[5] The following year, Sky Ghosts won the Zhang Yuan Award for best international documentary about China at the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival.[6]

His second documentary, Red Son, continued the religious theme by focusing on the history and development of Catholicism in China. Following its early 2013 release, Cade and his crew began work on their third feature Tracks. Filmed on location in Sichuan province, Tracks documents the lives of wild and captive pandas over the course of a year. It was released in China in December 2014.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sky Ghosts". imdb.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Red Son". imdb.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tracks". imdb.com. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Emma Zhou (2012-12-04). "Benton Cade: Aristotle of the East". GBtimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Emma Zhou (2012-12-04). "Benton Cade: Aristotle of the East". GBtimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Chen Yu (2012-04-02). "Sky Ghosts Scoops BJIFF Prize". CRITravel.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Ben Clay (2014-12-05). "A Black and White Premiere in Sichuan". CRITravel.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

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