Benjamin Filler

Minor: Game Studies & Design. Graduated summa cum laude.

• Coursework and practice across documentary production, journalism, cinematic arts, media criticism, game studies, interactive storytelling, and digital production.
• Portfolio work connects research, writing, production, post-production, software, and experimental media forms.

Graduated summa cum laude.

• Studied writing, directing, production, and post-production editing through the Cinematic Arts program.
• Produced The Illustrious Clyde Cup as a thesis film for Special Projects in Digital Video.

Media production team focused on inclusive community-based storytelling and oral history projects.

• Awarded CASL Intern of the Year by the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Internship Office.
• Supports production workflows for community-centered media, oral history, and public-history projects.
• Works across research, production planning, camera, editing, footage review, organization, and story development.
• Contributes to Best in Class: Blenda J. Wilson, Jon Onye Lockard, and the Portrait that Connected Them, a short documentary developed with the Inclusive History Project.

Tutors digital video production and supports students in cinematic arts workflows.

• Guided students through production concepts, project planning, critique, editing workflows, and technical problem solving.
• Supported learning in cinematic arts and digital video production through one-on-one help and group instruction.
• Used production experience to translate software, storytelling, and media vocabulary into practical student workflows.

Ongoing paid engagement building and supporting the digital presence of a wellness and community organization.

• Designed and built the organization website from initial concept through deployment, handling design, development, and content structure.
• Produces multimedia assets for digital media, social content, and organizational communications.
• Provides ongoing technical support, content updates, and digital media maintenance.
• Supports social media content, visual identity materials, and client communications.
• Serves as the ongoing technical and creative point of contact for all digital and media work.

International artist team working with civic, cultural, and commercial partners to develop large-scale public art installations, transmedia experiences, and interactive public works.

• Supported multidisciplinary production across installation, interactive media, and public-facing works spanning pre-production through final delivery.
• Assisted with fabrication and physical build-out for installation environments, including material sourcing and hands-on construction support.
• Coordinated with local vendors, suppliers, and contacts to meet production and logistical requirements.
• Managed transportation, crew logistics, and scheduling; provided on-site production support and practical problem-solving during installation.
• Assisted with insurance documentation, administrative setup, and production paperwork for large-scale public projects.
• Contributed voice performance, soundscape design, audio engineering, sound editing, and multimedia audio support as part of the broader creative and technical work on specific projects.

Browser-based desktop environment that acts as a gateway to films, games, music, galleries, experiments, utilities, and project sites.

• Built as a public-facing creative operating system for organizing many standalone projects without forcing them into one crowded monorepo.
• Includes draggable windows, project launchers, media surfaces, games, music, and portfolio pathways.
• Uses web technologies including Astro, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and Vercel deployment workflows.

Canonical professional portfolio and CV site for film, interactive media, writing, code, music, and visual art.

• Consolidates the public portfolio and editable CV into one private source repo with a public deployed site.
• Maintains writing/studio journal content, project data, SEO metadata, RSS, and print-friendly CV output.

Full-scope website redesign completed for a client, from concept and design system through frontend implementation and handoff.

• Redesigned the site with a Nintendo-inspired responsive visual identity, building a cohesive UI and design system from scratch.
• Developed design tokens, SVG asset systems, and reusable component patterns to support a maintainable, scalable frontend.
• Implemented full mobile parity across breakpoints for consistent cross-device experience.
• Produced QA preview assets and client-ready documentation throughout the project.
• Delivered a complete handoff-ready package including design assets, component documentation, and implementation notes.

Short documentary about Chancellor Blenda J. Wilson, artist Jon Onye Lockard, and an official portrait that connects UM-Dearborn history, art, leadership, and public memory.

• Premiered February 11, 2026 at UM-Dearborn as part of a film premiere and panel discussion.
• Produced through the Inclusive Storytelling Hub, Inclusive History Project, Office of Holistic Excellence, and campus partners.
• Credited for camera and editing alongside Anthony Fraga, Jabez Williams, Marcos Carrillo, and Rick Morrone.

Experimental documentary on the emotional weight of private care medicine in the USA.

• Combines documentary subject matter with experimental film language.
• Represents ongoing interest in healthcare, care work, personal testimony, and emotionally charged nonfiction storytelling.

Documentary short about a birder named Brian.

• Runtime: 8 minutes.
• Credited as director, producer, and screenwriter by Athens Film Festival.
• Award: Best Editing - OCC Student Film Festival, 2024.
• Featured: Planet 9 Film Festival, 2024; Wolf Tree Film Festival, 2025; Athens Film Festival, 2025.
• Portrait-oriented documentary practice with attention to nature, character, and observational rhythm.

Documentary short about a Detroit minigolf tournament.

• Produced as a thesis film for OCC Special Projects in Digital Video.
• Featured by the Greater Farmington Film Festival in 2024.
• Set at Detroit’s Lasky Recreation Center and focused on an annual city-versus-suburb minigolf tournament.

ArcGIS narrative experience combining geospatial presentation, multimedia, and interactive story structure.

• Explores browser-based story mapping as a narrative format.
• Connects game studies, interactive media, mapping, world-building, and digital storytelling.

Playable browser adventure set in the r3d3ch0 world.

• Extends the R3D3CH0 world into a click-through interactive experience.
• Uses web-based structure to experiment with narrative flow, interface, and player movement through story space.

Set, soundscape, and software for a transmedia escape room.

• Combined physical environment, audio atmosphere, and software into a transmedia experience.
• Applies game design, narrative systems, production design, and interactive media thinking.

Fast, offline-friendly screenplay editor in the browser with industry-standard formatting, scene navigation, multi-script tabs, and Final Draft export.

• Designed around low-friction writing instead of heavy application chrome.
• Uses a no-bloat browser/PWA approach for practical creative writing workflows.
• Supports desktop-like writing features including menu bar, keyboard shortcuts, multi-tab workflows, autosave, and PDF export.

Original music written and performed by Benjamin Filler, solo and with various groups, presented in a custom streaming player with playlist management, shuffle mode, and visualizers.

• Connects songwriting, performance, music production, interface design, audio playback, and web-based presentation.
• Lives both as a standalone project and as part of the broader BBFiller Desktop ecosystem.

Portfolio writing section covering documentary, journalism, sound design, media criticism, creative practice, and narrative craft.

• Published essays include work on journalism education, podcast sound design, literary criticism, documentary practice, and creative process.
• Uses writing as both critical practice and documentation of ongoing production work.

A profile of mentor and Instructional Learning Assistant Rick Morrone, focused on media practice, teaching, tools, and creative rhythm.

A visit to the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism connecting Jim Henson, documentary storytelling, journalism education, and media craft.

Analysis of how sparse music, interviews, archival audio, and ambient sound support investigative true-crime storytelling.