Benjamin Gilmour Explained

Benjamin Gilmour is a German Australian author and filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the film Jirga (2018).

Career

Paramedic

Gilmour became a paramedic around 1999.[1] [2] He has worked in public health development in low-middle income nations.[3]

Writing

Gilmour has written several non-fiction books.[1] [4]

Warrior Poets: Guns, Movie-making and the Wild West of Pakistan, first published in 2008,[5] is an account of the making of his feature film, Son of a Lion, but it also describes much about the Pashtun people of the North-West Frontier Province and in particular the town of Darra Adam Khel, where guns are made.[6] [7]

Paramedico - Around the World by Ambulance (2012), a "collection of adventures by Australian paramedic Benjamin Gilmour as he works and volunteers on ambulances around the world".[8] [9]

The Gap: A paramedic's summer on the edge (2019) is a memoir recounting incidents in a group of paramedics' work in the lead-up to Christmas one summer.[10] [11]

Cameras and Kalashnikovs: The Making of Jirga (2018) is about making the film Jirga in Afghanistan.[12]

He is also the author of an illustrated book for children The Travel Bug (2011), and two volumes of poetry, The Song of a Hundred Miles and Night Swim.[13]

Films

Son of a Lion (2007) was his first film, a documentary filmed in Pakistan as he lived among the Pashtun tribes of the Northwest Frontier Province.[14] [15]

Paramedico (2011) is another documentary film, released at the same time as his book of the same name. It was nominated for the Foxtel Best Documentary Award at the Sydney Film Festival.[16]

Gilmour wrote and directed the 2018 film Jirga,[17] [18] Son of a Lion (2007)[19] [20] and Paramedico (2012). Jirga won the inaugural AACTA Award for Best Indie Film at the 8th AACTA Awards in 2018[21] [22] and the CinefestOZ Film Prize.[23] [24] It was selected as Australia's entry to the 91st Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film section.[25] [26]

Publications

Filmography

!Year!Title!Ref
2008Son of a LionScreenwriter & director
2012ParamedicoDirector
2018JirgaScreenwriter & director

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-09-07. Books That Changed Me: Benjamin Gilmour. 2021-10-10. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. subscription.
  2. News: 2020-04-29. We're treated like lepers, and called coronavirus 'spreaders' — just for doing our jobs. en-AU. ABC News. 2021-11-19.
  3. Web site: 2019-08-08. Paramedic reveals the highs and lows of working in emergency services. 2021-10-10. 7NEWS. en.
  4. Web site: 2020-04-07. The Gap – a paramedic's summer on the edge. 2021-10-10. South Sydney Herald. en-AU.
  5. Web site: 2008-09-15. Benjamin Gilmour: Moviemaking in Pakistan. 2021-10-10. ABC Radio National. en-AU.
  6. Book: Gilmour, B. . Warrior Poets: Guns, Movie-making and the Wild West of Pakistan . Murdoch Books Pty Limited . 2013 . 978-1-74196-651-0 . 27 February 2024 .
  7. Web site: 2008-09-15. Benjamin Gilmour: Moviemaking in Pakistan. 2021-10-10. ABC Radio National. en-AU.
  8. Book: Gilmour, B. . Paramédico: Around the World by Ambulance . HarperCollins Publishers Limited . 2013 . 978-0-00-749251-0 . 27 February 2024 .
  9. Web site: Book Review—Paramédico: Around the World by Ambulance. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010084252/https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/emsworld/article/11134289/book-review-paramedico-around-world-ambulance . 2021-10-10 .
  10. Book: Gilmour, B. . The Gap: A paramedic's summer on the edge . Penguin Random House Australia . 2019 . 978-1-76089-021-6 . 27 February 2024 .
  11. Web site: Cerabona. Ron. 2019-09-14. The Gap is a poignant glimpse into the trials of an ambo's life. 2021-10-10. The Canberra Times. en-AU.
  12. Book: Gilmour, B. . Cameras and Kalashnikovs: The Making of Jirga . Benjamin Gilmour . 2018 . 978-0-646-98771-2 . 27 February 2024 .
  13. Web site: inauthor:"Benjamin Gilmour" . Google Search . 27 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Kerr. Elizabeth. 2007-10-09. Son of a Lion. 2021-10-10. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2008-07-13. Movie: "Son of a Lion" by Benjamin Gilmour. 2021-10-10. All Things Pakistan.
  16. Web site: Paramedico (2011) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia. 2021-10-10. www.screenaustralia.gov.au.
  17. Web site: 2018-06-11. Jirga review – contemplative war film with a powerful sense of purpose. 2021-10-10. The Guardian. en.
  18. Web site: 2019-08-01. Review: 'Jirga' asks if atonement for war sins is possible. 2021-10-10. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  19. Web site: Interview: Benjamin Gilmour. 2021-10-10. Newsline. en.
  20. News: 2008-02-15. Interview with 'Son of a Lion' Director Benjamin Gilmour: 'Pakistan's Pashtuns Just Want to Protect Their Way of Life'. en. Der Spiegel. 2021-10-10. 2195-1349.
  21. Web site: Maddox. Garry. 2018-12-03. Risky film shot in secret in Afghanistan steals show at AACTA Awards. 2021-10-10. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
  22. Web site: Nominees Announced for the 2018 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel. 2021-10-10. www.aacta.org. en-AU.
  23. Web site: 2018-08-26. Surprise result: Benjamin Gilmour's 'Jirga' wins $100,000 CinefestOZ prize. 2021-10-10. IF Magazine. en-AU.
  24. Web site: CinefestOZ 2018 Film Prize Winner Announced • CinefestOZ Film Festival. 2021-10-10. cinefestoz.com. en-AU.
  25. Web site: 2018-10-08. 'Jirga' is Australia's submission for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. 2021-10-10. IF Magazine. en-AU.
  26. Web site: 2018-12-05. Oscar buzz for an Aussie film shot in secret in Afghanistan. 2021-10-10. ABC Radio. en-AU.
  27. Book: Gilmour . B. . Gilmore . I. . Moujafis . Y. . The Song of a Hundred Miles: A Collection of Poetry . Peculiar Press . 1998 . 978-0-646-35696-9 . 27 February 2024 .
  28. Book: Gilmour, B. . Night Swim: New Poetry by Benjamin Gilmour . Independently Published . 2020 . 979-8-5827-6015-3 . 27 February 2024 .

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