Ben Shirinian is a Canadian filmmaker, whose feature directorial debut The Housewife is slated to premiere in 2026.Amber Dowling, "Ben Shirinian’s The Housewife joins TIFF Special Presentations". Playback, July 16, 2026.
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.Greg Burliuk, "Queen's students plot new course for film fest". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 26, 2000. 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),Susan Noakes, "Guillaume Côté dancing in the zone". CBC News, February 2, 2012. Lost in Motion 2 (2013),Cynthia Liu, "'Lost in Motion 2' - Reimagining Dance". Atwood Magazine, July 30, 2014. Lulu (2020)Chloe Rabinowitz, "The National Ballet of Canada's Film LULU Wins Best International Short Film at the Milan International Film Festival". Broadway World, January 6, 2021. and Faun (2021). He was also involved in the creation of multimedia video projections for some of Côté's dance works, including Alcina,Richard Ouzounian, "Handel's Alcina is splendid throughout". Toronto Star, October 26, 2014. Into the FadeNicole Thompson, "Principal dancer Guillaume Cote to retire from National Ballet of Canada". Canadian Press, February 21, 2024. and Grand Mirage."'Burn Baby, Burn': How Canadian ballet icon Guillaume Côté is confronting climate change through dance". Toronto Star, August 31, 2024.
His first narrative short film, the Holocaust story Josef and Aimée, entered production in 2010,Rita Poliakov, "Film tells Holocaust story through a child’s eyes". The Canadian Jewish News, April 7, 2010. and was released in 2014."Cinéfest Sudbury features short films on shortest day of the year". CBC News Sudbury, December 15, 2014.
The Housewife is slated to premiere in the Special Presentations program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.
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