Ben ‘Sturge’ Sturgulewski is a National Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who grew up in Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands. As a director, cinematographer, editor, and writer, he has worked in some of the world’s most rugged and inspiring environments, creating documentaries, narrative films, action sports projects, and commercial productions. His work has screened at festivals worldwide and earned numerous awards. In 2024, he released his first feature documentary, ‘Champions of the Golden Valley’, which premiered at Tribeca, won more than 50 awards, including a National Emmy in 2026 for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary and the Grand Prize at the Mendi Film festival in 2025. He now divides his time between Alaska and the mountains of Colorado.