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Ebeneza Blanche

Ebeneza Blanche is a multidisciplinary filmmaker celebrated for cinematic elegance and layered visual storytelling shaped by his upbringing across Ghana, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

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Production company & representation
SMUGGLER
Production company · Global · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
CICLOPE Award for "A Hero's Journey" (Gucci x GQ)
CICLOPE Awards · award
Best New Director
YDA (Young Director Award) · 2022 · award
Best Music Video for "Point & Kill"
UK Music Video Awards · 2022 · award
Selected clients
Little SimzGucciNikeChanelAdidasSkeptaEzra CollectiveThe New Originals

Bio & background

Ebeneza Blanche is a multidisciplinary filmmaker celebrated for cinematic elegance and layered visual storytelling shaped by his upbringing across Ghana, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. His breakout music video for Little Simz's "Point & Kill" featuring Obongjayar—a vibrant homage to the 1973 Senegalese film Touki Bouki addressing police brutality in Nigeria—won Best Music Video at the UK Music Video Awards and became the first music video selected for the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022. The work earned him Best New Director honors at YDA, AICP, UK Music Video Awards, Kinsale Sharks, and Creative Circle in 2022. Blanche's commercial portfolio includes Gucci's CICLOPE-winning "A Hero's Journey" featuring NFL cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Chanel x Vogue's "N°5 Drops," Nike's "A Beautiful Run" with marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge for Wieden + Kennedy London, and campaigns for Adidas, Rimowa with Lewis Hamilton scored by Hans Zimmer, and Vogue x eBay. His 15-minute short film "Mathlete" for The New Originals explores his boarding school experience in Ghana. As creative director for Ezra Collective's "Here Because of Hope" album campaign, he conceived an overarching visual identity spanning short film, photography, moving portraits, and three music videos. Influenced by Stanley Kubrick's use of semiotics, Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène, and Wes Anderson, Blanche employs meticulous attention to detail, perfect symmetry, deliberate zoom techniques, and long suspense shots to craft worlds rooted in cultural authenticity and Black storytelling. working with SMUGGLER globally.

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Awards
  • CICLOPE Award for "A Hero's Journey" (Gucci x GQ)
    CICLOPE Awards
  • Best New Director
    YDA (Young Director Award) · 2022
Best Music Video for "Point & Kill"
UK Music Video Awards · 2022
  • Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – UK for "Point & Kill"
    UK Music Video Awards · 2022
  • Best Wardrobe Styling for "Point & Kill" (stylist Temitope Uduak Betiku)
    UK Music Video Awards · 2022
  • Best Colour Grading for "Point & Kill" (colourist Jason Wallis @ Electric Theatre Collective)
    UK Music Video Awards · 2022
  • First music video selected for Tribeca Film Festival ("Point & Kill")
    Tribeca Film Festival · 2022
  • Press
    • SMUGGLER's Ebeneza Blanche Directs Ezra Collective's Here Because of Hope Album Campaign
      SHOOT Online · 2026
    • Exploring the Intentions Behind Ebeneza Blanche's Mise-en-Scène
      LBB Online · 2023
    • Rising Star Director Ebeneza Blanche Has More Stories to Tell
      Observer · 2023
    • Campaign The Creative File 2023
      Campaign Magazine · 2023
    • 2023 Best Production Companies: SMUGGLER
      Ad Age · 2023
    • "Point & Kill" screened at SXSW
      SXSW · 2022
    • Discovering Mathlete: The Last Short Film of the Filmmaker Ebeneza Blanche
      C41 Magazine