Adam Benzine is a British filmmaker and journalist. He is known for his HBO documentary Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, which examined the life and work of French director Claude Lanzmann. The film received critical appraisal and widespread acclaim including an Oscar nomination in the Best Documentary category at the 88th Academy Awards, and nominations from the Grierson Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, the IDA Documentary Awards, the Banff Rockie Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors.The documentary took four years to complete. Benzine's interview with Lanzmann was Lanzmann's first since 1985, the year Shoah was finished.