Ben-Alex is an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington State, and was raised on the reservation near Nespelem. He is a current Artist-in-Residence at Concordia Studio, headed by Academy-Award winner Davis Guggenheim. He is also a current Impact Producer FelloW for Firelight Media in NYC, in the creative house of Stanley Nelson, and Marcia Smith. Dupris began his career as an artist shortly after graduating high school, as a roadie for Seattle DJ's and bands during the period referred to as "the grunge era." Over the years he has worked in commercial entertainment, tribal language preservation, youth media, and most recently by documenting the front lines of the Standing Rock Occupation. He is also a 2017 Sundance Institute "Rauschenburg" Producer's Fellow, and a 2016 Redford Center Grantee.