Ben Rekhi

Ben Rekhi
Born ca. 1979
Mountain View, CA, US
Nationality American
Occupation Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active 1999-present
Relatives Kanwal Rekhi

Ben Rekhi is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for Waterborne (2005), Fun Size Horror: Volume One (2015), and The Ashram (2018).[1]

Education

Ben Rekhi graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he directed and produced a number of films, including The Waste Project, which won the Best Actor prize at the First Run Festival, and Dirty Laundry, recipient of Warner Bros. Pictures Postproduction grant. 

Rekhi graduated from University of Southern California with a Masters from the Peter Stark Producing Program.

Career

Rekhi has worked on the set of O Brother, Where Art Thou? and shot the behind-the-scenes documentary for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. He founded Drops Entertainment and produced his first feature film, Bomb the System, which was nominated for the 2004 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and distributed by Palm Pictures. His directorial debut, Waterborne, was the runner-up for the narrative audience prize at the 2005 SXSW Film Festival, and Car Babes, which he produced, premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival.[2]

Rekhi also served as VP of Acquisitions at Apsara Distribution.[3]  Apsara obtained exclusive Asia distribution rights to Harrison Ford’s Paranoia.[4]

Rekhi most recently directed The Ashram (2016) in India, featuring Sam Keeley, Kal Penn, Melissa Leo, and Radhika Apte.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Keeley, Sam; Hilmar, Hera; Penn, Kal; Apte, Radhika (2000-01-01), The Ashram, retrieved 2017-02-21
  2. ↑ "Ben Rekhi". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Ben Rekhi". Variety. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  4. ↑ "Cannes: Apsara Distribution Gets Asia Rights to Harrison Ford's 'Paranoia' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  5. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (2016-03-31). "Sam Keeley, Melissa Leo & Kal Penn Join 'The Ashram' From 'The Lunchbox' Producer". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
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