Joel Kachi Benson
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Joel Kachi Benson | |
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| Alma mater | Central Film School, Aptech |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Joel Kachi Benson ⓘ is a Nigerian documentary filmmaker and virtual reality content creator.[1][2] In 2019, he produced Daughters of Chibok,[3][4] a virtual reality film on the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping. He is the Creative Director of virtual reality film studios VR360 Stories in Lagos, Nigeria.[5][6]
Benson is from Aba, Abia state.[7] He attended Pampers Private School Lagos, College of the Immaculate Conception, Enugu and Umuagbai Secondary School, Aba. He has a diploma certificate in software engineering and a certificate in Information Systems Management from Aptech. He also has a Certificate in Filmmaking Central Film School, London.[8]
In 2018, Benson produced In Bakassi, the first VR documentary by a Nigerian filmmaker.[9][10] The film tells the story of an orphaned boy living with PTSD in one of the largest camps for Internally Displaced Persons in Maiduguri, Borno State. In Bakassi premiered at the Cairo Film Festival in November 2018, and also screened at the Berlin Film Festival and Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[11][12] In 2019, Benson produced Daughters of Chibok, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, and won the Venice Lion for Best Immersive Story (Linear), making Benson the first African filmmaker to win the Venice Lion in this category.[13][14]