Ben Russell Movies

1998
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
6.71998HD
An ahistorical re-enactment of the strange and curious events that led up to the untimely demise of our nation’s sixteenth president.
2002
The Breathers-In
The Breathers-In
02002HD
The Breathers-In is a 16mm experimental narrative film in which two Victorian Sisters float through a post-industrial landscape of Loss and...
2003
The Tawny
The Tawny
4.52003HD
Where have you been? I have been waiting for you. Let us begin. The Tawny Frogmouth is not an owl. Here is its actual call: hrr hrrrm hrr hrrrm hrr...
2002
the quarry
the quarry
72002HD
the quarry is a silent document of five minutes in the presence of the sublime. This small, quiet 16mm film serves as a testament both to...
2007
Peace Noise
Peace Noise
52007HD
Short film from 2007.
2009
Trypps #6 (Malobi)
Trypps #6 (Malobi)
62009HD
From the Maroon village of Malobi in Suriname, South America, this single-take film offers a strikingly contemporary take on a Jean Rouch classic....
2015
Renée’s Room
Renée’s Room
02015HD
for the installation: Renée’s Room
2006
Flying Saucey!
Flying Saucey!
02006HD
A giant pot is ascending from the sky. Twenty winsome damsels are landing on planet earth, coming out of the pot filled with two-hundred and eighty...

The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)