Biography

Ben Rekhi is an award-winning filmmaker of mixed Indian and American descent. After working with the Coen Brothers in the camera department of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Rekhi was hired by George Clooney to shoot the behind the scenes for "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." Rekhi went on to produce the Independent Spirit Award-nominated "Bomb the System", direct the SXSW Audience Award winner "Waterborne", and write the English Dialogues for Ben Kingsley in the Bollywood film "Teen Patti." In 2010, Rekhi joined film finance company IM Global and spent five years at the company during its rapid expansion. While there he was a producer on "Plush" for director Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight") and went on to oversee the Hindi-language film slate in India for Jason Blum ("Get Out," "Paranormal Activity"). Rekhi returned to directing with "The Ashram," a spiritual thriller starring Academy Award Winner Melissa Leo, Kal Penn, and Radhika Apte, which was released by The Orchard. His third feature "Watch List" was a crime thriller co- financed by Bron Studios ("Joker") and executive produced by XYZ Films ("The Raid"). The film was nominated for 11 Filipino Oscars, ultimately winning two (for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor). His fourth film "The Reunited States," a documentary executive produced by Van Jones and Meghan McCain, released on Amazon before its nationwide PBS premiere in 2022. Ben is in post-production on "The Other Side," a documentary about a behavioral program for ex-cons, and attached to direct "Last Man In Tower," based on the book of the same name by Aravind Adiga who also wrote "White Tiger," upon which the Netflix hit film is based. He is represented by Roar Management in Los Angeles.