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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

Directed by Amiel Courtin-Wilson
86 min / 2012 / Australia / English / Documentary
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Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone almost relentless media scrutiny. This is a playful yet deeply intimate portrait of Lee, exploring his meteoric rise to pop stardom and the issues of celebrity and spirituality that arise when launched into the spotlight. Ex-girlfriend Claire Danes and long-time friends Jason Schwartzman, Michelle Williams, Mike D, Zooey Deschanel and Winona Ryder give insight to Lee's almost impenetrable public persona, as well as to his private hopes and insecurities.

Cast

Ben Lee
Claire Danes Romeo + Juliet, Little Women, Brokedown Palace
Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine, My Week with Marilyn)
Zooey Deschanel (Almost Famous, Yes Man)
Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore, Slackers)
Winona Ryder (Little Women, Reality Bites, Girl, Interrupted)
Mike D (Beastie Boys)
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

Crew

Writer/Director: Amiel Courtin-Wilson
Producers: Richard Lowenstein, Andrew de Groot, Phillipa Campey, Amiel Courtin-Wilson
Cinematographer: Amiel Courtin-Wilson

Festivals

Exground Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Miami International Film Festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
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