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Ben Gold

Ben Gold

Editing

Biography

Ben Gold is a Brooklyn based editor who has worked extensively in the documentary field. He has worked on numerous episodes of Frontline on PBS (including Emmy and DuPont winning episodes), and on documentaries for HBO, Netflix, and Participant Media. He was nominated for the best-editing News & Doc Emmy for the HBO film Solitary.

Known For

Maid in Manhattan
6.1

Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?

Maid in Manhattan

2002
Wag the Dog
6.9

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

Wag the Dog

1997
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
7.4

In interviews and rare home video footage, ex-FLDS members share the truth about their isolated community — and the events that pushed them to leave.

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

2022
Wildcat
7.3

Back from war in Afghanistan, a young British soldier struggling with depression and PTSD finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot.

Wildcat

2022
Reversing Roe
7.3

Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women's bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.

Reversing Roe

2018
Nuclear Family
7.3

Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.

Nuclear Family

2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
7.4

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021
Money, Power & Wall Street
N/A

Events that led to the largest government bailout in U.S. history.

Money, Power & Wall Street

2012
Far from the Tree
6.8

Parents of children who have Down syndrome, dwarfism or autism share intimate stories of the challenges they face. Tracing their joys, challenges, tragedies, and triumphs.

Far from the Tree

2019
Truth, War and Consequences
N/A

Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which it was unprepared? FRONTLINE examines why the U.S. went to war in Iraq, what went wrong in the planning for the postwar occupation, and what was at stake for both the U.S. and for Iraqis.

Truth, War and Consequences

2003
Between Life & Death: Terri Schiavo's Story
N/A

Revisits the story of Terri Schiavo, a deeply personal decade-long saga that captivated the country and forced Americans to reckon with profound issues at the intersection of faith and politics that reverberate to this day.

Between Life & Death: Terri Schiavo's Story

2023
Watched
N/A

This short 19-minute documentary is an intimate and moving exploration of the profound and far-reaching impact of surveillance on Muslim American individuals and communities. Premiering at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, WATCHED is told through the personal experience of two women, both coming of age in New York. The film charts the devastating toll of surveillance and reveals the scars it leaves behind.

Watched

2017