Film
Alongside my sociology major, I studied filmmaking in college and created a documentary film for my sociology thesis. I also do filmmaking work for clients.
Short Films
Tell Me a Story | Fourteen people, ten words, and 140 stories. What happens in a space dedicated to telling stories and listening to them? | Colorado College Senior Thesis in Sociology, May 2022
The Ben I Am | Ben, a young filmmaker at a small college, comes toe to toe with an identity crisis when he investigates a group of 36 students who share one thing in common: his name. | A film by Benjamin Swift, Ben Greenly, & Bergen Hoff, September 2021
Official Selection: Black Bear Film Festival (Best Student Film), Crested Butte Film Festival, SacFilmChallenge, Lane Doc Fest, Big Water Film Festival, Student World Impact Film Festival, Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival.
The Discipline of Ophthalmology | When a student begins work as the test subject of an unusual professor, he is initially disturbed by her grotesque habits, but her oddities allow him to ultimately understand the fundamental absurdities of human nature. | A film by Benjamin Swift and Daniel de Koning, November 2019
Client Work
The Homestay Experience | Where There Be Dragons, July 2023 (produced, filmed, wrote, & edited, with additional footage from Where There Be Dragons archive)
Ornithology (And other hobbies you can take too far) | A young couple with a strained relationship falls headlong into a new obsession with birds. Petty squabbles turn into squawks. So do attempts at seduction. Their house becomes a nest as they prepare to adopt their first child—sorry, Bird. | Created, directed, produced, January 2022
Official Selection: Crested Butte Film Festival (Best Student Film), SacFilmChallenge, Student World Impact Film Festival, Animalis Fabula Film Festival.
Mari McCarville | A short music video featuring Mari McCarville. | January 2021
Crested Butte Nordic Team Everytime We Touch | A music video featuring the Crested Butte Nordic Team. | A film by Benjamin Swift, January 2015
Official Selection: Crested Butte Film Festival.
Experience Peru | Where There Be Dragons, October 2022 (produced, filmed, & edited)
The Dragons Experience | Where There Be Dragons, October 2023 (produced, provided editorial support, & contributed footage and interviews)