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Ben Garchar

Ben Garchar

Editor and cinematographer · Born December 2, 1985 (40) · Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Ben Garchar is a director and editor whose work spans documentary and fiction. As an editor, he’s collaborated with first-time directors and Oscar winners alike on films that have played at Sundance, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Full Frame, and MoMA. As a director, his award-winning shorts have played internationally, including Clermont-Ferrand, Sheffield DocFest, Raindance, DC Shorts, and BAMcinemaFest.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 2, 1985 (40)
From
Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Works as
Editor and cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Ben Garchar's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Genres

Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
48%
Society
16%
Morality
13%
Bonds
11%
Power
11%
Grief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Hopeful
2
Tense
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ben Garchar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Garchar's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • the view from where i see it (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Union(2024)

    Post Production Consulting

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Havana 15-21/16 December (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • An Act of Worship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Editor

  • Life After You(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Things Seen Things Heard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Editor

  • The Irritable Heart(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Radium Girls(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Neighborhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • To Be Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Feast of the Epiphany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • Nobody Loves Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • The Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Technical Supervisor

  • JAKE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • Fleeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Fathers and Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor

  • This Time Next Year(2014)

    Associate Editor · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • LUV U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Kombit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · as Vincent

  • Gloria Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • The Ascent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Remote Area Medical(2013)

    Additional Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere Never Traveled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant(2009)

    First Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • RUN to ME RUN from ME (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2009 to 2025.

Highest rated

Radium Girls (2018)

Midcredits 46th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting13 of 26: 1 only directing, 12 with another roleWriting8 of 26: 0 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing1 of 26: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography3 of 26: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing17 of 26: 9 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew4 of 26: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

26 titles, 12 with more than one role — editing and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s16 · 1 acting · 16 crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ben Garchar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

This Time Next Year (2014)

88th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Remote Area Medical (2013)

Midcredits 74th · 57% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ben Garchar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Garchar's MovieCove titles; Lillie Rebecca McDonough shares the most, 2.