Project Detail

Benjamin

Synopsis

A comedy about being weird and struggling for a connection. The film opens as Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film ’No Self' when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Laugh Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Simon Amstell 1st Feature
Producer
Alexandra Breede, Dominic Dromgoole, Louise Simpson
Editor
Robin Peters
Screenwriter
Simon Amstell
Director of Photography
David Pimm
Production Designer
Hannah Purdy Foggin
Sound
Ben Baird
Composer
James Righton
Principal cast
Colin Morgan, Anna Chancellor, Phenix Brossard, Jessica Raine, Joel Fry

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Open Palm Pictures

Head of Production
Open Palm Films
3rd Floor
5 Percy Street
London
W1T 1DG

Sales Company

Starline Entertainment

The Old Town Hall
213 Haverstock Hill
London
NW3 4QP

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