'J O Y I N P E O P L E'
15 MINS // UK // 2017
- BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2017 -
- INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER 2018 -
- LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 -
- SHORT WAVES FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 -
- WINTERTHUR KURZFILMTAGE 2018 'FESTIVAL FAVOURITE' 2018-
- CARBONIA FILM FESTIVAL 'BEST SHORT FILM ' 2018-
- VIMEO BEST NARRATIVE OF THE YEAR NOMINATION 2019
- SHORT OF THE WEEK's SHORT OF THE YEAR WINNER 2019 -
"WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE THERE'S JOY. WHERE'S THERE MORE PEOPLE THERE'S MORE JOY."
BEN HEADS TO THE EURO 2016 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT SEEKING HAPPINESS & BELONGING AT THE CENTRE OF IT'S MASSIVE NATIONALISTIC CROWDS.
FEATURING MERRY COLCHESTER
- BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2017 -
- INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER 2018 -
- LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 -
- SHORT WAVES FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2018 -
- WINTERTHUR KURZFILMTAGE 2018 'FESTIVAL FAVOURITE' 2018-
- CARBONIA FILM FESTIVAL 'BEST SHORT FILM ' 2018-
- VIMEO BEST NARRATIVE OF THE YEAR NOMINATION 2019
- SHORT OF THE WEEK's SHORT OF THE YEAR WINNER 2019 -
"WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE THERE'S JOY. WHERE'S THERE MORE PEOPLE THERE'S MORE JOY."
BEN HEADS TO THE EURO 2016 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT SEEKING HAPPINESS & BELONGING AT THE CENTRE OF IT'S MASSIVE NATIONALISTIC CROWDS.
FEATURING MERRY COLCHESTER
'L O R D & L I D L'
3 MINS // UK // 2015
A MAN HEADS TO HIS LOCAL LIDL SUPERMARKET AFTER GOD UNEXPECTEDLY SHOWS UP AT HIS DOOR ASKING FOR A MEAL. A FILM INSPIRED BY MY NEIGHBOURHOOD- THE GOD FEARING STREETS OF TOTTENHAM, NORTH-EAST LONDON. OFFICIAL SELECTION - BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2015 - - HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2015 - - LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2016 [Nominated- Best London Film] - - EAST END FILM FESTIVAL 2015 - - LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015 - - BERLIN BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - - LANDSHUT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL MUNICH 2016 - - TAOS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - FEATURING BILLY CLARKE |
'T H E H U N T'
CO-DIRECTED WITH SPIKE MORRIS
3 MINS // UK // 2013
AN OMINOUS FOX HUNTING PARTY SLOWLY DISINTEGRATES BEFORE OUR EYES AS THEY GIVE CHASE TO AN UNLIKELY VICTIM. WHAT REMAINS OF 'THE HUNT' AFTER ALL ITS DEFINING SYMBOLS HAVE FALLEN AWAY? |
'T H I S W A Y U P'
CO-DIRECTED WITH SPIKE MORRIS
3 MINS // UK/FRANCE/SPAIN // 2012
A DANCER'S CURIOSITY GETS THE BETTER OF HIM AFTER INVESTIGATING A MYSTERIOUS CARDBOARD BOX WHICH TRANSPORTS HIM FAR AWAY. MUST HE GO DEEPER INTO THE WORMHOLE TO GET HOME? |
'B E H I N D T H E L E N S C A P'
CO-DIRECTED WITH SPIKE MORRIS
3 MINS // UK/MOROCCO // 2013
THROUGH A CAMERA'S LENS LIFE SEEMS LITTLE MORE THAN A SEQUENCE OF PICTURE-PERFECT MOMENTS PUNCTUATED BY THE DARKNESS BEHIND THE LENS CAP. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT CAP IS LOST? WHEN THE WORLD BETWEEN THE SMILING SNAPSHOTS IS SUDDENLY EXPOSED? |