BEN HARDING – DIRECTOR

FACTUAL

 

LOST CITIES REVEALED

National Geographic Explorer, Albert Lin, is on an extraordinary mission to unlock the secrets of our lost cities and the mysterious people who created them. Using cutting edge technology to strip back the layers of time, Albert, pushes himself and his team to the edge, in some of the most remote and hostile environments on earth.

 

CONQUERING THE STACK

SCULPTOR’S CAVE

TAKING FLIGHT

 

 
 

SECRETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Using archive, actuality, and first-person testimony, this series tells the story of the remarkable missions sent to explore the outer reaches of the solar system and the people behind them. I have written, directed, filmed, and edited 3 episodes of this acclaimed series.

My Mars episode was nominated for an EMMY award in the ‘Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary’ category.

 

MARS: FINDING LIFE

MARS: THE DEATH OF OPPORTUNITY

MARS: THE FIRST PICTURE

 

It is a stunning piece of work. A masterfully made documentary. I think it’s the finest film on the red planet I’ve ever seen.
— Christopher Riley Ph.D. – WRITER/DIRECTOR
 

ASTEROIDS & COMETS: LIFE AND DEATH

ASTEROIDS & COMETS: ATTEMPTED LANDING

ASTEROIDS & COMETS: THE END OF ROSETTA

 
 

CHALLENGE THE DESERT

I directed, shot, and edited this one-off doc following the Honda motorcycle team as they took on the immense “Dakar”: the most difficult rally in the world. Filming in South America in extreme conditions we tell an intensely exciting, dramatic, and ultimately human story of their valiant attempt to tame the desert.

 

EAT, SLEEP, RACE, REPEAT

THE MARATHON STAGE

THE END OF THE DREAM

 
 
 

AYN AL SHAHEEN films

I joined Qatar’s foremost independent production company and was made creative director a short time after. From directing huge multi-camera shoots (using Phantoms, helicopters, Cineflex, car-mounted time-lapse rigs, and underwater photography) to intimately-shot portraits of the local culture, I applied my creativity to a wide variety of high-profile programming. 

 

AYN AL SHAHEEN: HORSES

AYN AL SHAHEEN: AL FAZAA

AYN AL SHAHEEN: HUNTING