Ben Rivers

  • Ben Rivers – Two Years at Sea (2011)

    USA2011-2020Ben RiversDocumentaryExperimental

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    Two Years at Sea (88min, 16mm anamorphic , b/w, blown-up to 35mm, 2011)

    A man called Jake lives in the middle of the forest. He goes for walks in whatever the weather, and takes naps in the misty fields and woods. He builds a raft to spend time sitting in a loch. Drives a beat-up jeep to pick up wood supplies. He is seen in all seasons, surviving frugally, passing the time with strange projects, living the radical dream he had as a younger man, a dream he spent two years working at sea to realise.Read More »

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