Ben Shirinian

Ben Shirinian is a Canadian filmmaker, whose feature directorial debut The Housewife is slated to premiere in 2026.^[1]

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he began his career as an actor, most notably in a small role as the young version of Myron Hatch in the 1993 film The Neighbor, before studying filmmaking at Queen's University.^[2] He is currently based in Toronto, Ontario, where he has directed music videos and advertising for the Lookout production studio.

He was previously best known for a series of short dance films created in collaboration with National Ballet of Canada dancer and choreographer Guillaume Côté, including Lost in Motion (2012),^[3] Lost in Motion 2 (2013),^[4] Lulu (2020)^[5] and Faun (2021). He was also involved in the creation of multimedia video projections for some of Côté's dance works, including Alcina,^[6] Into the Fade^[7] and Grand Mirage.^[8]

His first narrative short film, the Holocaust story Josef and Aimée, entered production in 2010,^[9] and was released in 2014.^[10]

The Housewife is slated to premiere in the Special Presentations program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1]