Benjamin, written and directed by actor and comedian Simon Amstell (‘Grandma’s House’) commenced shooting in late July. It is a delicate comedy about intimacy and despair, and will be Amstell’s second feature after making his debut with the iPlayer mockumentary ‘Carnage’. The project, has been produced by new production company Open Palm Films
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Colin Morgan was present at the world premiere of the movie Benjamin alongside the director, Simon Amstell during the BFI London Film Festival 2018 in London ( October 2018 ).
Interview by Claire Bueno and Mike Jonas and Photos from FarFarway webSite.
Benjamin is a character led comedy about being weird and struggling for connection.
The film opens as Benjamin ( Colin Morgan ), a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film ’No Self’ at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah.
Read more: www.openpalmfilms.com
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Written and Directed by: Simon Amstell