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Ben J. Read

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Biography

Ben J. Read is an Australian film director and writer

Known For

Teach Me How to Cry
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Unable to tap into his emotions on stage, a middle-aged struggling actor is given one last chance to prove himself, and in turn, takes a class with an acting coach who promises to transform his performance.

Teach Me How to Cry

2023
Porcelain
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Adapting to her new home in Melbourne, Vietnam War immigrant Hanh (9 years old) mistakes the cunningness of her new “friends” as an act of kindness, forcing her to come to terms with the reality of human betrayal through the loving and tender guide of her family - especially her father, Quan.

Porcelain

2023
The Wake
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Following the death of his father, an emotionally deflective son's attempt to return home and reconnect with his mother is strained when she reveals that she has seen a giant sea monster carcass on the beach.

The Wake

2025
Packed Away
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Em and her father need to pack away her mother's belongings after her passing. A fairly simple act, but a difficult one. And her father really seems to be coping well. Or is he?

Packed Away

2025
A Step Apart
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Jamie, a 10-year-old country boy, who has grown up with his step brother Will, struggles with not only the impending divorce of their parents but the grief of the potential loss of the only sibling he has ever known.

A Step Apart

2023
The Spaghetti Stains
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An immersive look into up-coming Melbourne band 'The Spaghetti Stains', including their upbringing in the regional Victoria area of Gippsland, their experiences as an all-female band, and their outlook on life and the future of the Melbourne music scene.

The Spaghetti Stains

2021