writer/director • film & tv @unitedagents • DELIVERY — BIFA Nominated Best British Short 2024 • IG: ben.lankester
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DELIVERY—our BIFA-nominated short—is now online
The film follows a newly-qualified midwife as she experiences the most physically and psychologically challenging night shift of her career while overseeing two life-and-death pregnancy cases
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Ben Lankester retweeted
13 Sep 2025
The spirits that remain after something magical’s happened, and how you can go back to a place where something amazing occurred, and the feeling’s still in the air.
Happy Anniversary “Almost Famous”!
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27 Feb 2025
DELIVERY (Trailer)
Nominee - Best British Short Film
British Independent Film Awards 2024
Winner - Best Short Film
British Short Film Awards 2024
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23 Feb 2025
RT @Lulamaybelle: Sean Baker (@Lilfilm) had *the* acceptance speech of the evening for his #SpiritAwards win for Best Director for ANORA. h…
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Ben Lankester retweeted
28 Dec 2024
I don't think most ppl are aware how long it takes to get a film made. I don't even think most cast & crew know since shoots fly by in a month or 2. So here's a PSA about how friggin' long it actually takes to make a film, as illustrated by some of this yr's awards contenders:🧵
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Ben Lankester retweeted
21 Oct 2024
The @BIFA_film longlist for #BestBritishShortFilm is here.
Find full information on all the films 🔗: bifa.film/news/bifa-2024-sho…
👇 List is continued
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Category number 4 is…………….. ‘Short’ Short!
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They may only be less than 5 minutes in length – but the work involved is incredible.
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Congratulations to our 6 shortlisted films, we’ll see you at the awards night!
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#psfc24 #shortfilms #shortfilmcompetition
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Ben Lankester retweeted
30 Jul 2024
Huge fan of M. Night Shyamalan as a filmmaker, and anecdotes like these only deepen my appreciation for him as a person as well
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25 May 2024
This is the reaction of someone who has dedicated his life to Cinema and understands the significance, legacy, and honor of winning the Palme d’Or. A beautiful moment for a humbled Sean Baker is a win for us all.
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9 Sep 2023
Loved this piece by @GuyLodge in @SightSoundmag about Past Lives, ‘a study in distance, (dis)connection and the lag between two people in separate spaces’
8 Sep 2023
“It’s an amazing thing when you realise, no, actually there is an epic scale to your unremarkable life”
Celine Song speaks to @GuyLodge about her quiet but powerful Past Lives
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9 Sep 2023
Song: ‘It is a bit of a leap of faith. You have to jump as though you are open to falling off the cliff and dying. You have to be open to the possibility that no one’s going to catch you.’
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9 Sep 2023
Lee and Yoo both amazing in the film but I can’t stop thinking about John Magaro
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23 Jun 2023
Working my way through Joseph Losey and Time Without Pity is just a classic
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23 Jun 2023
It didn’t occur to me that I’d watched two boxing films in a row until halfway through Creed III. Probably because I don’t think of Raging Bull as a boxing film, even less so each time I see it
23 Jun 2023
Wake up babe it's #LetterboxdFriday 😌 time to post your #LastFourWatched!
ALT A meme for Letterboxd Friday with stills from Beau is Afraid. Joaquin Phoenix as Beau is lying in his bathtub looking at his phone, and we see the reverse shot of his Letterboxd profile looking back at him.
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23 Jun 2023
Casting has begun for my new short ‘Delivery’ w/ @lanecastinguk
Seeing incredible acting talent bring to life characters that have existed on the page & in my head for close to a year… so humbling, inspiring
I love this part of the process — everything starting to become real
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what are your frontrunners for best of the decade so far? mine are old and red rocket
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9 Feb 2023
I was sure those clouds were CG…
6 Feb 2023
For #TLOU 104 I’m highlighting the amount of in-camera work the art dept did, building a gas station and 100 or so fully aged and weathered vehicles:
(1) Scout photo
(2) Mid-way through build (snow!)
(3) In-camera as shot (no tweaks)
(4) Post VFX and DI final shot (added depth)
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8 Feb 2023
I just signed the petition to save the Curzon cinema in Mayfair which is under threat of closure. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitio… via @38degrees
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