Benjamin Johns

Benjamin Johns is an Award Winning director and Writer and Bafta nominated producer who runs Eye-Cue Films based in London.

The short-film Candy Bar Kid that he produced was nominated for the best Short Film in 2002 by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.[1]

Benjamin Johns produced and directed "Nuestro Abuelo" a critically acclaimed documentary made in Mexico which had a premiere attended by 6500 people in Mexico as well as premieres in Havana Cuba, London and Manchester. The film was presented at the British Museum. Benjamin also wrote, produced and directed the British short film "Old Harry" starring Robert Hardy: An old man visits his special place on the Dorset coast to remember his late wife. Benjamin also produced and directed a film poem starring Hugh Bonneville.

One of his most recent direction works is Traveller a feature film that portrays the life of a young man who is half gypsy who sits on the fence between the gypsy world and non gypsy world.[2] The beautifully shot gritty film was released by metrodome in 2014 into UK Cinemas, it enjoyed a successful DVD and VOD release. It got to No 10 in the Tesco DVD Chart. The film stars a strong British cast including David Essex, kan Bonfils, Kerrie Hayes, Jason Maza, Louis Winstone and introducing Billy Cook. Traveller was in 2015 released in USA on DVD and VOD platforms. His next film " The Mud Hut" a drama with comedy elements stars Oscar nominated Taraji P Henson in the lead and Alison Steadman and Bill Nighy among other high-profile talent. In 2018 Benjamin won an MONGOLIAN ACADEMY award for his Feature Documentary THE MEDICINE BUDDHA, the film has its UK PREMIERE on 31 May 2019 in Central London. The film is being released in UK, USA and CANADA late June.