COWBOY BEN

Staring Shaun Dooley and Ramon Tikaram, this short film played at over thirty film festivals worldwide, garnering twelve accolades, as well as featuring on Short of the Week and honoured with the moniker of Vimeo Staff Pick.

The film, set entirely during a meeting between two old friends, tells the story of Ben, a bitter and downtrodden man on the cusp of enacting a deadly act of vengeance on the world, a world he feels has wronged him.

“I was very impressed by the very simple way ‘Cowboy Ben’ builds through the use of cutting and camera angle. It almost becomes a scene out of a Sergio Leone western, but given its rather banal setting, one that is kind of surreal. That bland restaurant and the two great performances really gave ‘Cowboy Ben’ a sense of ‘reality’, without which I feel the film could well have fallen flat. But it certainly did not do that.” – ROGER DEAKINS

“Cowboy Ben is anchored by a fantastically tormented performance by Shaun Dooley. His face is both perfectly haggard and perfectly child-like. The film is simple (in the best way) and confidently executed, with the tension building extremely well to the inevitable and satisfying climax.” - ROBERT EGGERS, DIRECTOR OF 'THE WITCH / THE LIGHTHOUSE'