Ben Keller

We are thrilled to announce that "Lincoln" has been nominated for Best Student Film at the 2026 AACTA Awards. The film will be showcased on the 7th February at the inaugural Best Student Film Showcase. We want to thank everyone who was a part of this production and for their dedication to this film. Directed and Written by Jake James Whitford @jakejameswhitford   Producer: Aristea Vorenas @aristeavorenas & Ben Keller @benskeller Co-Producer: Vincent Trease @vincent_trease Director of Photography: Elliott Brown @elliott._brown 1st AC: Nathan Terlich 2nd AC: Reuban Gritten-Tisdell @reubangt_media & Monica-Jane Saade @mjane_film Gaffer: Aidan D’arcy @aid._.a._.n LX assistant: Lochie Graham @lochievisuals Production Designer: Thisara Hewamanne @thisarahewamanne Head of Art Department: Sophie Klunyk @sophieklunyk Production Design Assistant: Shari Worthy @sh4.zzz HMUA: Becca Rowe @beccarowemkp & Nikki Domm @nikkid_makeup Intimacy Coordinator: Kiana Daniele @kianadaniele Featuring Ben Keller @benskeller , Steffi Gil @steffi.i.g , Brooke Aust @brookeaust , Mia Barrett @mia_scarlett , Blair Allen @blair.allen Kyle Lochner @kylelochner , Ben Belsey, Miela Anich @miela_anich , Seb Muirhead @sebmuirhead , Joanna Ward @joanna.mckinnon.ward , Andrew Godsend @biggoddo , Jessica May @trulyjessicamay Editor: Ching Lin @l__c____ Sound Supervisor: Shan Zhi Liu @shanzhi.audio & Julian Alvianus Tjahja @juliantja_ Sound Recordist / Mix: Amadeus Anggaraksa @amadeus.sound Composition: James Mountain @james.goog.mountain DIT: Jason Junianto @colourbyjason Colourist: Niklas Malkin @niklasmalkin.colour VFX Artist / Supervisor: Jack Mason @jackmason171 BTS stills: Taran Pannu @tpannu01 Special thanks: Stephanie Lambiris, Holy Grail, Hummingbird Rentals @hummingbirdrentals , Prop–a-ganda, Crayon @wearecrayon

A lovely night with the Lincoln family 🫶🏻 #miff2025

Warped vocal samples, jarring visuals and a spine-chilling build-up - how could we pick anything else for this week’s Wild One clip.   ‘Cow Costume’ is only a snippet of a three hour fully improvised transient jam sesh between Naarm based artists @her.waveform and @nards_live , two techno producers who soak listeners with a healthy dose of experimental hardware grooves.   Taken from Her Waveform’s project ‘Warmth and Green Water’, Cow Costume is part of a collection of techno and ambient works on modular synths that explores themes of mental illness, substance abuse and relationships.   “The track was named ‘Cow Costume’ after a woman that I was dating who had recently ghosted me around Halloween 2023, the same day that the jam session was recorded,” said Her Waveform. “To me, the track evoked the feelings of excitement and confusion I felt in this relationship. The intense feeling of joy, connection and the devastation of the heartbreak.   Capturing imperfection is at the centre of the project, but Cow Costume and it’s accompanying video, directed by @benskeller , pairs together perfectly to showcase how quickly anxiety can spiral out into a million different thoughts, feelings and actions.   “When Her Waveform approached me with his recent album, ‘Cow Costume’ really stood out to me. It was his personal connection to his work that resonated deeply with me. Ultimately this idea of temporal love and a natural fear of being alone I felt married well with the track,” said Keller.   “It was important to me to elicit a journey of fleeting love and the parallels of the stages of grief. I devised specific effects to accentuate the inner life of the character that I thought would evoke a more universal response.”

Our first @melbfringe show is a hit!!! 4 Stars in the AGE!!! "like watching The Brady Bunch while in the throes of an acid trip: oscillating between delightful and shambolic, but you cannot look away." Come and see what the fuss is about for the next 6 nights @themotleybauhaus Link in bio. Congratulations @josh.waldhorn @benskeller @blair.allen @em.rose.farrell @missrebby @vikki10.93 @thesiberman #theatre #comedy #absurd #melbournetheatre #melbfringe