Benedict Moran is an award-winning journalist and independent filmmaker. He has directed, reported, and produced for The Guardian, PBS Frontline, The New Yorker, Newshour, Al Jazeera, VICE News, the Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, National Public Radio, CBC News, Public Radio International, France24, and others. He has traveled and worked in more than 80 countries. Benedict worked as a news producer for Al Jazeera America and was the United Nations and diplomatic producer for Al Jazeera English.