RespectAbility Entertainment Professionals Lab 2024
Ben Levin
Ben Levin (he/him) is a filmmaker originally from Philadelphia who now lives and works in Los Angeles. Living with mild spastic cerebral palsy, Levin always has been an advocate for disability awareness. He studied media production at Emerson College and interned at Working Title Films. Levin has been a creative director and producer at Dirtybird, Vice, and Empire Records where he created the web-series Stroke Show with Claude VonStroke as well as multiple music videos for the artist. He also has worked with artists including The Black Lips, The Weeknd, and Lil Skies.
In congruency with Multihouse Entertainment and 3for4 Productions, Levin is in development of a feature documentary that focuses on the U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey team on their journey to the 2026 Paralympics in Milan.
Outside of film, Levin uses stand-up comedy to bridge the gap between his disability and the typically nondisabled crowd. He served as president of Derbyn Comedy, participated at ImprovBoston, and has performed at a variety of music festivals and mics across Southern California. If you don’t see him on set or on stage, you can find him walking his dog Deacon on the street.
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After an extensive search and interview process, 5 individuals were invited to participate in an intensive session for disabled creatives working in physical production, taking place May 21-24, with additional virtual sessions taking place in partnership with the virtual cohort, May – September 2024. Participants include people with a variety of disabilities ranging in age from the 20s through the 60s. This intensive elevates disabled creatives, focusing on building community, networking, and career advancement. This intensive is in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Panavision.
