Ben O’loan

Co-Founder YolkFilms

Ben is a series director with a reputation for making films on complex and sensitive subjects, involving challenging and unprecedented access.

As a self-shooting director, he takes pride in his ability to create intimate environments and shape impactful stories in both unfolding and retrospective narratives. As a producer, he is highly experienced in securing institutional access and maintaining sensitive contributor relationships.

Ben brings strong editorial instincts, extensive experience and a vibrant visual signature to his work, with a style that blends cinematic craft with instinctive, emotionally driven storytelling. Always seeking the human way into bigger stories, his films are marked by creative ambition, tonal boldness, and a curiosity for stories that live in the grey areas - morally, emotionally or visually.

Before founding YOLKFILMS with Sharon, Ben worked at the award-winning DoubleBand Films, where the pair developed a close creative partnership across a range of factual output. Recent notable credits include "Ride or Die" (BBC1) and the award-nominated "Teen Predator/Online Killer" (BBC3).