Redigerer Benjamin Ree (avsnitt)

=== Bakgrunn ===
Ree begynte å lage filmer i en alder av elleve år<ref name="Filmmaker magazine">[https://filmmakermagazine.com/108855-since-my-background-was-from-journalism-i-had-to-learn-film-language-and-relearn-what-i-thought-about-storytelling-benjamin-ree-on-his-sundance-doc-the-painter-and-the-thief/ Filmmaker Magazine - Benjamin Ree ]</ref> og studerte journalistikk på [[Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet|OsloMet]].<ref name="Checkmate">[https://timetoriot.com/blog/54 ‘CHECKMATE BENJAMIN REE]</ref> Under studiene jobbet Ree som videojournalist for [[BBC]] og [[Reuters]],<ref name="NFI">{{Kilde www |url=https://www.nfi.no/eng/news/2019/the-painter-and-the-thief-to-be-screened-at-sundance |tittel=NFI |besøksdato=2020-07-02 |arkiv-dato=2020-07-02 |arkiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702120803/https://www.nfi.no/eng/news/2019/the-painter-and-the-thief-to-be-screened-at-sundance |url-status=yes }}</ref> hvor han dekket [[Terrorangrepene i Norge 2011|22. juli-terrorangrepene]].<ref name="Reuters">[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-lawyer/the-ordeal-of-defending-norways-mass-killer-idUSBRE82P10H20120326 The ordeal of defending Norway's mass killer]</ref> Ree har sagt at å lage sin første kinodokumentar ''Magnus'' var hans filmskole.<ref name="Filmmaker magazine - interview">[https://filmmakermagazine.com/108855-since-my-background-was-from-journalism-i-had-to-learn-film-language-and-relearn-what-i-thought-about-storytelling-benjamin-ree-on-his-sundance-doc-the-painter-and-the-thief/#.Xn9yfNNKglI Filmmaker magazine - interview]</ref>