Benjamin Weeks - President Life as a Visual Communicator Benjamin Weeks shot his first “film” when he was in the fourth grade. Using a stationary 8 mm film camera and stop motion control, the ten second animation entitled, “Man Falls on Banana” inspired this thing he calls a career. Later in life he received his BA degree in Communications, met Rod Harlan, worked for PBS, served as the first Advisory Board Member for DVPA, launched his own production company and now serves as the President of the DVPA. He is married, has two daughters and a dog named Murphy.