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BenLewisTV
BenLewisTV
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Name: Ben
Ben Lewis is an award-winning director with a reputation for making funny films about serious subjects, as large-scale international co-productions. In documentaries as diverse as ' 'Nicolae Ceaucescu: The King of Communism', 'Baader Meinhof: In Love with Terror', 'R.U.E.U? -- A Trip around the European Union' and his long-running series on contemporary art, 'Art Safari', Ben uses humour to make analytical and intelligent yet highly accessible documentaries for audiences all over the world. He speaks four European languages and works invariably with a team of producers, editors and cameramen from all corners of Europe. His style combines quirky autobiographical journey and objective historical documentary; his multi-textured films embraces the full spectrum of recording media -- from crisp digibeta to low rez VHS and mpeg movies. In 2001 Ben won the Grierson award for best historical documentary for 'The King of Communism'. In 2005 "Blowing Up Paradise; french nuclear testing in the Pacific" won the environmental film award at the Grenoble nature and environment film festival.
Country: United Kingdom
Occupation: Producer / Director
Companies: Bergmann Pictures Limited
Interests and Hobbies: Music, Squash - cos woody allen plays it
Movies and Shows: Films: Taxi Driver, Mirror, Apocalypse Now, Point Blank, Manhattan Television: The Shock of the New, This is Modern Art, Any Storyville, Darwin's Nightmare, The Death of Yugoslavia, Century of the Self, Peep Show, TV Nation, Kurt and Courtney
Music: Afro-American music (Jazz, funk), Brazilian music of the late 60s and 70s, Steve Reich, Derrick May and old-fashioned house music
Books: Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, Orlando Figes' A People's Tragedy, Rosalind Kraus "The originality of the Avant Garde and other Modernist Myths"
Website: http://benlewis.tv/
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Hammer and Tickle - Trailer
2:46
Watch the trailer of 'Hammer & Tickle'
2 years ago 3,001 views BenLewisTV
R.U.E.U. - Taking the EU Pill
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French Press Conference: Nick Fraser offers President Chirac one of his EU Pills
2 years ago 205 views BenLewisTV
R.U.E.U. - Enter the European Bubble
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E.U.A.C. - European Union of Aquarium Curators E.U.C.E.P.A. - European Liaison Co...
2 years ago 244 views BenLewisTV
R.U.E.U. - Interview with Prodi
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Attempt to ask Prodi a tiny question
no rating 2 years ago 239 views BenLewisTV no rating
R.U.E.U. - Architecture of Strasbourg Building
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Interviews with the Architect and a German delegate - Is the Architecture of Stras...
2 years ago 274 views BenLewisTV
R.U.E.U. - Nick Fraser in the E.U. Parliament in Brussels
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Watch Nick Fraser wandering around in the parliament of the European Union. 'Wir ...
no rating 2 years ago 214 views BenLewisTV no rating
R.U.E.U. - Intro
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[TRANSLATED] R.U.E.U. - Intro
[TRANSLATED] R.U.E.U. - Intro
An introduction to the documentary about the E.U. by Nick Fraser and Ben Lewis. ...
2 years ago 144 views BenLewisTV
King of Communism - The End
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The last days of Nicolae Caesescu
2 years ago 6,523 views BenLewisTV
King of Communism - Economic Crisis
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Harvest Holiday: Ceausescu appears for celebrating a big harvest display (includin...
2 years ago 11,237 views BenLewisTV
Luvlies Dun Laoghaire reunion
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College pals from Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design meet up after 17 years i...
1 year ago 577 views kevinfegan68
Hammer & Tickle - Trailer
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Hammer & Tickle - Trailer of the feature documentary directed by Ben Lewis
3 years ago 2,630 views HammerAndTickle
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Channel Comments (10)
alexalin (1 month ago)
the sequences whit paper are from rEPUBLIC sOCIALIST Romania and is sad but are the true , Peace is a dream , a possible dream .
cluedo1 (2 months ago)
We watched your "Art Safari" in art lesson. They were so funny...everyone laughed! Love the Catalan part ;)
valeriopierbattista (4 months ago)
id love to see gregor schneider art safari too.. where can i buy it?
emeraldartemis (5 months ago)
where can i view the full art safari episode with gregor schneider? or is it available to buy somewhere?
lizthebint (8 months ago)
I'd really like all of the art safari too. Is it possible to buy it from somewhere?
Leibo07 (1 year ago)
Your "comment" concerning the German RAF on the BBC site is very childish.
felxix (1 year ago)
Is there anyway i can buy/download the complete art safari series? Its a much nicer alternative than trying to actually read relational aesthetics or to listen to my lectures stab blindly at its contents.
Talleyrand82 (1 year ago)
Love your collection of 'Hammer and Tickle!' Thank you for posting them.
ExMachine (1 year ago)
Some Art Safari on YouTube, finally!
Marks4ever (1 year ago)
Can you please upload ALL of the documentary "The King of Communism" on YouTube? I'd like to see the rest of it please. Thanks.