Visit Films announced today the release date for BEN LEE:CATCH MY DISEASE, a playful, yet profoundly intimate portrait of Australian singer-songwriter Ben Lee. Visit Films is partnering with Los Angeles based distributor GoDigital for the digital release on Cable and Internet VOD and is distributing the DVD through Baxter Brothers Film Releasing in partnership with Strand Releasing.
The focus of this documentary is charming, intelligent and iconoclastic Australian singer-songwriter BEN LEE, 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, THURSTON MOORE, BEASTIE BOY 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.
"It's exciting for this film to have a US release. I find the mere fact of its existence mortifying in all the appropriate ways. It's intimate, honest, sometimes embarrassing and quite transparent. It follows my personal journey from fame-hungry wanna-be pop star to married father/step-father yearning for spiritual transcendence. This journey is usually a private one, but probably one that most artists experience and can relate to," said Ben Lee, the subject of the film.
Almost ten years in the making, BEN LEE: CATCH MY DISEASE was written, directed and produced by filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson (Bastardy, Hail), who also served as the principal cinematographer. Producers Richard Lowenstein, Andrew de Groot and Philippa Campey are also attached to the documentary, which features an original soundtrack composed by Steve Benwell. The film is presented by Ghost Pictures in association with Screen Australia, Film Victoria, The Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
“The digital release is set to be the premier for this doc, as it has seen only one screening to date in the US,” said GoDigital CEO Logan Mulvey, “That’s something we are very excited about.”
Street Date: November 6, 2012
Pre-Book Date: October 9, 2012
Format: DVD
Product Number: #7002-2
UPC: 7 12267 70022 6
Stats: 86 minutes
Suggested Retail: $21.99
Color, Not Rated
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