Ben Kauffman

Ben Kauffman (original score and sound design, co-artistic director), Co-Artistic Director of Manual Cinema, is a composer, director, and interactive media artist. His film and interactive work has been shown at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion (Chicago), the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (Chicago), and CUNY’s Baruch College (New York City). He has lectured and given workshops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York University, and Parsons School of Design. His past composer/sound designer credits with Manual Cinema include Ada/Ava, The End of TV, and the New York Times documentary The Forger. He holds a master’s degree from New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP).