Ben Charles Edwards

Ben Charles Edwards is a British film director and writer.^[1] Edwards began his career working as a photographer both in London and Los Angeles.^[2]

Ben Charles Edwards
Born	2 July London
Occupation	Filmmaker

Films

Edwards is currently in production of his full-length motion picture debut. Set the Thames on Fire, produced by Blonde To Black Pictures.^[3] Set the Thames on Fire is an upcoming dark comedy fantasy film, directed by Ben Charles Edwards and written by Al Joshua. The film stars Michael Winder and Max Bennet as Art & Sal, two boys who fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare London, endeavouring to survive and escape, and perhaps find hope. The cast also includes Noel Fielding, David Hoyle, Sally Phillips, and Lily Loveless.^[4][5][6]

In early 2013 Edwards directed Dotty, co-written with Dominic Wells. The film was produced by Blonde to Black Pictures and Ben Charles Edwards.^[7][8] Sadie Frost won "Best Actress" at the Hollywood Independent Film Festival for her portrayal of the title character. The film was also selected for a further 18 international film festivals and received its European Premiere at Raindance Film Festival 2014 in its hometown of London.

In early 2012, Ben created "Suzie Lovitt", a 10-minute short starring eight-year-old Rudy Law (son of Sadie Frost and Jude Law). The film was written by Edwards and Dominic Wells. "Suzie Lovitt" has only been screened once for a private event in Leicester Square in early 2012.

In 2011, Edwards directed and co-wrote Animal Charm,starring Boy George, Michael Urie, Sally Phillips, Sadie Frost and Emily Beecham.^[9][10]

Previous work includes his short musical film The Town That Boars Me (2008),^[11][12] a series of short films entitled "A Picture Book Of London Town", and Giles (a study of Giles Deacon) for Vogue Italia.

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