Ben Davis
writer / director — los angeles

Ben Davis

I write and direct for film and television.

Selected Work
Still from The Gradient

01

The Gradient

sci-fishort story

A man ventures into a mysterious place in the Bering Strait in search of a lost shipwreck.

Written by Ben Davis. Story by Ben Davis & Andrew Finch.

Still from Never Die

02

Never Die

horrorshort story

When a forgotten ’90s video game resurfaces online, a journalist chasing a string of disappearances discovers a creation that doesn’t just play — it hunts.

In development — Color Force (Nina Jacobson) for Lionsgate

Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox

03

Ted’s Head

action-comedyshort story

Convinced it’ll break the Red Sox curse in 2004, a grieving Southie recruits a misfit crew to steal Ted Williams’ cryogenically frozen head — igniting a reckless cross-country chase that forces him to confront the stories he’s been running from.

Co-written with Ben Kitnick.

All writing — screenplays & pilots →

FilmDirecting

Short film

RTM

dramedydirector

The unbelievable true story of a Harvard student who breached NASA, US Army missile systems, and Ivy League networks with the world’s first computer worm — while his father ran cybersecurity for the NSA.

Proof-of-concept short. Josh Hutcherson & Bob Odenkirk were attached to the feature, which was financed but never filmed. Script available on request.

RTM — full project →

Short film

The Jellyfish Man

comedydirector

In a quiet suburban neighborhood, a sleep-deprived new father’s attempts to find peace are thwarted by his holiday-obsessed neighbor and his pet jellyfish.

Best Sci-Fi Short, Deep in the Heart Film Festival. Official selection, Austin Film Festival.

The Jellyfish Man — full project →
PhotographyCanon AE-1 · 35mm

I shoot film on my dad’s Canon AE-1 Program, which he bought in 1981. I mostly shoot Portra 800, Lomo 800, and Ultramax 400.

AboutDallas → Los Angeles

I’m a writer-director based in Los Angeles. I tell emotional, genre-blurring stories across film and television.

My work has been recognized by:

Black List · Nicholl Fellowship · Austin Film Festival · Ouray International Film Festival · Dallas International Film Festival · Flickers Rhode Island

I write openly about mental health. If you are struggling, please dial 988 for support.

Portrait of Ben Davis
Photograph by Adam Coleman