Ben Charles Edwards

Ben Charles Edwards
Born 2 July
London, England
Occupation Filmmaker, director, writer
Known for Set The Thames On Fire, Motel Monologues

Ben Charles Edwards is a British film director, photographer and writer.[1] Edwards began his career working as a photographer both in London and Los Angeles.[2] Upon the release of Edwards' feature debut, The British Film Institute remarked that "Charles Edwards’ has crafted distinctive, admirable work that seems to have emerged from the unseen margins of British cinema."

Films

In 2011, Edwards directed and co-wrote Animal Charm,starring Boy George, Michael Urie, Sally Phillips, Sadie Frost and Emily Beecham.[3][4]

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 early 2013 Edwards directed Dotty, co-written with Dominic Wells. The film was produced by Blonde to Black Pictures and Ben Charles Edwards.[5][6] 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 2016 Edwards directed his motion picture debut Set the Thames on Fire, produced by Blonde To Black Pictures.[7] Set the Thames on Fire is a fantasy film, directed by Ben Charles Edwards and written by Al Joshua. The dark comedy 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.[8][9][10]

Other works include the award winning film Will Nature Make a Man of Me Yet? additionally entitled Motel Monologues. The film is a series of monologues recited back to back by a full female cast. However, the chosen historic monologues were all originally written or intended to be performed for or by men only.

Edwards' first short film, A musical entitled 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.

References

  1. ↑ The Interview: Ben Charles Edwards, Hunger Magazine, March 2013
  2. ↑ Photo feature: Ben Charles Edwards Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine., fUK.co.uk, 29 May 2008
  3. ↑ I-D Magazine Interview with Princess Julia Archived 12 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Careter, Lee. "In a Role Reversal, Here's How Boy George Looks in a Police Uniform". Hint Fashion Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jude Law's Son Makes Acting Debut in Experimental Short Film". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Filming Dotty in the Desert Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine., Harper's BAZAAR
  7. ↑ Blonde To Black Pictures to produce Ben Charles Edwards debut Feature Film, The Hollywood Reporter Feb 2014
  8. ↑ "Noel To Set The Thames On Fire". thevelvetonion.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sadie Frost to Produce Ben Charles Edwards' Feature Debut". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Blonde To Black Pictures: girls on fire". screendaily.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Wells, Dominic. Heels before swine in Ben Charles Edwards's The Town That Boars Me, The Times, 14 August 2008.
  12. ↑ The Town That Boars Me on IMDb
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