Ben Derico

Background

About Ben Derico

I'm Ben Derico, an SF‑based producer/director and documentary filmmaker. After years on staff at the BBC covering science and technology, I'm now steering my production studio Sidekick Video toward science and climate storytelling — translating complex research about our natural world, and the people working to save it, into clear, human stories that inform the public about the green transition. My work has appeared in The Intercept, CNN, The Washington Post, and Público (Portugal). I hold a master's from The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where my thesis documentary Hasta la última gota, following the fight for water in Chile during their 2022 push for a new consitution, premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It also screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. I work in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.**P.S.** If you're a journalism student, feel free to connect — just send a message so I know.