JOEL ‘KACHI BENSON’s work revolves primarily around social impact storytelling, and his documentaries have been featured at various festivals and venues including the Berlin Film Festival, Hot Docs, Cannes XR, the Phi Centre, and the British Film Institute. 

In 2018, he produced and directed Nigeria’s first VR documentary, In Bakassi, a virtual experience of life in one of the largest IDP Camps in Northeast Nigeria. In April 2019, ‘Kachi Benson produced and directed his second VR film, Daughters of Chibok, a virtual reality experience that takes viewers into the heart of one of the unsolved mysteries of Nigeria’s war against insurgency. Daughters of Chibok, won the Venice Lion for Best Immersive Story at the 76th Venice Film Festival, making Benson the first African to win the award in that category. Daughters of Chibok has screened at over 60 film festivals across the globe, winning awards and special mentions, including being listed on the Forbes List of Top 50 VR Experiences of 2019. In 2021, Kachi worked with co-director, Tal Michael Haring, to produce Noah’s Raft, a VR story set in Africa’s largest water slum. The film received great reviews and subsequently won the Bogota Shorts Saint Lucia award for Best VR Short Film. 

‘Kachi Benson is a firm believer in the use of storytelling as a catalyst for positive change, and he has presented lectures at several fora, including The Pan Atlantic University, Lagos; American University, Yola; University of Lagos; Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication; and Biennale College Cinema’s Virtual Reality Program, in Venice Italy. 

He is on the list of the NAM 2019 Top 100 Most Influential Africans, and the MIPAD 2021 Most Influential Persons of African Descent. He is on the list of the NAM 2019 Top 100 Most Influential Africans, and the MIPAD 2021 Most Influential Persons of African Descent. He is currently working on his two latest projects, Madu for Disney+; and The Harvest for Impact Partners.

He is the Creative Director of JB Multimedia Studios, a film production and production services company, based in Lagos, Nigeria.