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Ben Lewin Ben Lewin i(A25462 works by)
Born: Established: 1946
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Poland,
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Eastern Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Heritage: Jewish
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BiographyHistory

Director.

Lewin was born in Poland and moved to Australia as a child. Aged six, he contracted polio, and thereafter walked with crutches: American poet Mark O'Brien, who lived in an iron lung as a result of polio, was the subject of Lewin's 2000 film The Sessions.

Lewin moved to Los Angeles in 1994. His wife, Judi Levine, is a producer.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon Falling for Figaro ( dir. Ben Lewin ) Australia United States of America (USA) United Kingdom (UK) : Such Much Films 5 Name Films Black Camel Pictures , 2020 23331279 2020 single work film/TV Despite a brilliant career in finance, Millie leaves her London job and long-term boyfriend to pursue her dream of singing opera in the Scottish Highlands.
2021 shortlisted AWGIE Awards Film Award Original
form y separately published work icon The Sessions ( dir. Ben Lewin ) United States of America (USA) : Such Much Films Rhino Films , 2012 Z1838650 2012 single work film/TV

U.S. poet and journalist Mark O'Brien (1949-1999) contracted polio and subsequently lived in an iron lung for four decades. O'Brien's bid to lose his virginity provides the storyline for The Sessions.

2012 winner Sundance Film Festival (USA) U.S. Drama Films Best Film, Audience Award
form y separately published work icon Plead Guilty, Get A Bond ( dir. Peter Maguire ) Australia : Lewin Films , 1990 Z1462466 1990 single work film/TV

A comedy of errors, Plead Guilty, Get a Bond explores the issue of how inaccessible a non-Aboriginal judicial system can be when applied to Aboriginal culture. Amy Winthrop is a young Aboriginal woman who has been charged with wounding her husband Freddie during a domestic argument. Everyone appears to expect her to simply plead guilty and receive a good behaviour bond. Her newly appointed and inexperienced Legal Aid Lawyer, Colin McKenzie, is outraged by this expectation, however, and persuades Amy to plead her innocence.

1991 winner Australian Film Institute Awards Best Screenplay in a Short Film
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