Old Hand
Feature Film -- Drama
Director and Producer. I am working with the wonderful Karol Girffiths, developing a feature film drama about an amateur sleuth who accidentally kills his suspect,. Written by Gavin McGibbon.
Feature Film -- Drama
Director and Producer. I am working with the wonderful Karol Girffiths, developing a feature film drama about an amateur sleuth who accidentally kills his suspect,. Written by Gavin McGibbon.
The First Cut
Horror-thriller
Writer and Director. Contained, cabin-in-the-woods thriller, featuring a teenager, his first girlfriend and his psychotic alter ego.
Horror-thriller
Writer and Director. Contained, cabin-in-the-woods thriller, featuring a teenager, his first girlfriend and his psychotic alter ego.
3 minute Video Resume (2012)
After a wonderful development period with my co-creator Jesse Cleverly at Wildseed Studios, our sci fi TV series -- The Arena-- is in greenlight meetings with a hugely exciting partner. Hope to have news on that in the next few weeks.
Director. A paranormal entity hunts the tunnels under the trenches of World War One. Written by Gilbert Masie.
Development producer. Collaborating with Karol Griffiths (Hudsucker Proxy, Above Suspicion, The Flintstones) to bring Paul Mendelson's magical, young adult, action-adventure to the screen.
Losing Arthur
Action Adventure
The Caterpillar
Thriller
Core Films -- A new production company
In autumn 2017 we launch Core Films, a feature film and TV drama production company run by myself and Emily Compton and joined by Emma Teichmann. We are looking for scripts and indeed any other interesting properties. We are also building relationships with exciting people in development, production, and distribution.
Please check out our site and get in touch.
www.core-films.com
In autumn 2017 we launch Core Films, a feature film and TV drama production company run by myself and Emily Compton and joined by Emma Teichmann. We are looking for scripts and indeed any other interesting properties. We are also building relationships with exciting people in development, production, and distribution.
Please check out our site and get in touch.
www.core-films.com
2017 News
The Afterplanner -- Short Film
In post production at the moment. A woman wakes up to find a strange man in her home. Strange not least because she has died in her sleep and he is there to sell her self-improvement courses for the afterlife.
In post production at the moment. A woman wakes up to find a strange man in her home. Strange not least because she has died in her sleep and he is there to sell her self-improvement courses for the afterlife.
The Clown -- Short Film
In post production at the moment. Featuring Cirque Du Soleil's star clown, the wonderful Sean Kempton, it tells the story of a clown who loses his job and is scared to face the outside world. Eventually he gets a job in a kids' hospital - with very slippery floors...
In post production at the moment. Featuring Cirque Du Soleil's star clown, the wonderful Sean Kempton, it tells the story of a clown who loses his job and is scared to face the outside world. Eventually he gets a job in a kids' hospital - with very slippery floors...
The Arena -- Short Film
In post production at the moment. Inspired by Neill Blomkamp's decision to shoot a short mocumentary for District 9 before the feature, I wrote and directed a short mocumentary set in the same world as my feature The Arena. Featuring action and stunts by the amazing Charlie Allen and his team at Combat International.
In post production at the moment. Inspired by Neill Blomkamp's decision to shoot a short mocumentary for District 9 before the feature, I wrote and directed a short mocumentary set in the same world as my feature The Arena. Featuring action and stunts by the amazing Charlie Allen and his team at Combat International.
A lot of last year was spent screenwriting. So to keep my eye in, I also directed three shorts. These are all in post production at the moment, and we plan to have them out late 2017.
TV Sci-fi
Can't wait to head back to direct on the super tv sci fi series Medinah in 2018. A great idea created by the amazing
Ahmed Al Baker featuring Eric Roberts and Natasha Henstridge.
preview here
Can't wait to head back to direct on the super tv sci fi series Medinah in 2018. A great idea created by the amazing
Ahmed Al Baker featuring Eric Roberts and Natasha Henstridge.
preview here
I directed the 2 hour scripted drama doc Bannockburn for A&E. Entirely shot in the graphic novel style of the movie 300. Gave my VFX muscles a good work-out.
My short film The Case Of Mary Ford racked up over 30 or so festival "in competition" awards categories in festivals around the world; having already won a handful of awards including Best Director and Best Film.
My doc with drama series, Jesus the Rise to Power, was shortlisted for Best Series at the prestigious Grierson Awards 2013.
My short film, The Company, was a finalist in the London Scifi 48 hour film festival challenge 2013.
I directed drama recon for The Lost Diary of Livingstone for Sky Vision, about which Ed Sayer, the exec at Nat Geo, said "Ben's reconstructions on 'Livingstone' were second to none, and really brought the entire film alive. Use other directors at your peril!"
I wrote and directed 2 episodes of the crime drama-doc Web Of Lies. My eps were the All Time Highest Rating shows on Discovery ID until another show I directed knocked it off its top spot.
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Ultimate Warfare
2 x 1 hour for Arrow Media / Military Channel
Dramatisations of frontline battle experiences of real soldiers from two key historic battles – The Bulge (WW2) and Chosin (Korea). High energy action and VFX heavy sequences cut with real testimony.
(CLIPS - coming soon)
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Goodbye - trailer
Award winning 16mm short about a man coping with the loss of his daughter, who returns to visit him from beyond the grave. |
Goodbye

10 minute short film
16mm short about a man coping with the loss of his daughter, who returns to visit him from beyond the grave.
(WATCH TRAILER)
16mm short about a man coping with the loss of his daughter, who returns to visit him from beyond the grave.
(WATCH TRAILER)