Adam Benzine is a British filmmaker and journalist . He received critical appraisal and widespread acclaim for his HBO documentary '' Claude Lanzmann : Spectres of the Shoah '' , which examined the life and work of French director Claude Lanzmann . The film earned Benzine an Oscar nomination in the Best Documentary ( Short Subject ) category at the 88th Academy Awards , in addition to nominations from the Grierson Awards , the Canadian Screen Awards , the IDA Documentary Awards , the Banff Rockie Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors . Benzine currently serves as the Canadian Bureau Chief for British news publisher '' C21 Media '' , before which he served as Associate Editor for Canadian non-fiction news publisher '' Realscreen '' . Prior to his career in film , he studied BSc Multimedia Technology & Design at Brunel University London and MA Magazine Journalism at City University London before working as Online Editor for British weekly trade newspaper '' Music Week '' .
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Adam Benzine