Movies by Ben Lewis

The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

The Great Contemporary Art Bubble

On September 15th 2008, the day of the the collapse of Lehmans, the worst financial news since 1929, Damien Hirst sold over £60 million of his art, in an auction at Sotheby’s that would total £111 million over two days. It was the peak of the contemporary art bubble, the greatest rise in the financial value of art in the history of the world. One art critic and film-maker was banned by Sotheby’s and Hirst from attending this historic auction: Ben Lewis.

The Christmas Setup

The Christmas Setup

Follows the story of New York lawyer Hugo who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn to spend the holidays with his brother Aiden and his mom Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-styl...

The Great Game

The Great Game

An old, ailing general is losing his memory. His anarchist son wants to connect. They share a passion for the Wild East, where grandfather was a famous explorer among Mongol tribes. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1948 in Afghanistan. Rumors say he was a British agent and gunrunner. Michael, the grandson, takes his father Søren out of the nursing home. He wants him to taste life, and he wants them to spend time together. The odd couple travel across China. They encounter temples, chiefs, and ancestors who reveal that the grandfathe...

Gursky World

Gursky World

In 2002, documentarian made his first "Art Safari" style film about the German photographer Andreas Gursky. It contains the ‘famous’ ‘Is it Gursky? in Reading’ ‘sketch’ and the European languages ‘sketch’. The documentary is the first art comedy documentary by Ben Lewis, featuring 20 years of gags about the art world stored up and released in this film.

DUB Homegrown

DUB Homegrown

The DUB BMX crew are back at it again with their new feature length film.

Gaysian

Gaysian

Three men explore how everyone brings different prejudices into dating.

Station Content

Station Content

A dead child's broken doll reunites an estranged husband and wife.