What Use Is Horror? | Benjamin James | TEDxUIdaho

When Ben was 17 his parents were kidnapped in Grozny by a group of Chechen guerillas.
Once they returned from their 14-month ordeal Ben dedicated himself to studying how we can use storytelling to help ourselves and others. Benjamin James is from the Forest of Dean in the UK. When Ben was 17 his parents were kidnapped in Grozny by a group of Chechen guerillas.Once they returned from their 14-month ordeal Ben dedicated himself to studying how we can use storytelling to help ourselves and others.
He studied Theatre at the University of Warwick and earned a Masters in Film and TV production at the University of Bristol. He is a screenwriter and Clinical Assistant Professor in the University of Idaho's English Dept.
He's a confirmed ghost story, and horror film addict.
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