Benjamin Cleary

About

Ben is an Irish writer/director living between London and Dublin. Raised in a house where kids were encouraged to draw on bedroom walls, Ben was conjuring up madcap stories and characters from a very young age. 

In 2015 Ben wrote and directed his first short film, Stutterer. At time of writing Stutterer has been accepted into 14 international film festivals including Vancouver International Film Festival, Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival and Rhode Island International Film Festival. It has gotten off to a good start winning Best Foreign Film at the Oscar and BAFTA accredited LA Shorts Fest and picking up an audience award at the DC Shorts Film Festival. 

More info on benjamincleary.net

 

Benjamin Cleary

Course:
MA Screenwriting
Course number:
6
Graduation year:
2011
Nationality:
Ireland

LFS Filmography

Stutterer, WRITER/DIRECTOR
Love Is A Sting, WRITER
The Great Fall (animation), WRITER
Kindred, WRITER
Wave, WRITER
Trumpet, WRITER