Ben Stamper
Directing
Biography
Ben Stamper is a film director, cinematographer, editor and production designer with a background in painting and music. He also works with director/cinematographer Andrew Michael Ellis at Helix Films.
Known For
Beyond Repair explores how the past shapes people's lives and how all of us struggle - perhaps for our entire lives - to come to some of understanding of that influence. Rockaway and Coney Island, beautiful history-haunted neighborhoods, serve as the backdrop for the story of Mary and Eddie Lynott, a brother and sister, who share troubled childhood memories.
Beyond Repair
An encounter with some new friends encourages Wilbur Sargunaraj, an ordinary Indian to take a chance on his own dreams. He and his friends find beauty in seemingly unlikely places and discover that the common can be extraordinary.
Simple Superstar
An interview with a former African American slave accompanies a powerful dance vignette of an urban man in extremis. The juxtaposition of past and present raises questions about inherited trauma and the possibility of regeneration.
Jonah
A reordering and condensing of Ben Stamper's 2.5 hour film installation entitled "The Hidden Season" (2017-18).
Begotten: A Creation Story
"This film is our little collection of approximations on how to stay human as long as possible. It’s a desperate love letter to the subconscious in a time of hellish pragmatism.” —Ben Stamper