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Director: Ben Rivers

A Distant Episode

Directed by Ben Rivers

A meditation on the illusion of filmmaking, shot behind-the-scenes on a film being made on the otherworldly beaches of Sidi …

A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness

Directed by Ben Rivers, Ben Russell

“As collaborators, Ben Rivers and Ben Russell, two intrepid and nomadic talents of experimental film and art, have created one …

THE SKY TREMBLES AND THE EARTH IS AFRAID AND THE TWO EYES ARE NOT BROTHERS

Directed by Ben Rivers

“A labyrinthine and epic film that moves between documentary, fantasy, and fable, shot against the staggering beauty of the Moroccan …

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