Swedish film critic Jan Lumholdt told the BBC: “This is a very interesting film because very few people have seen anything from it.
“He’s a comedian and this is his most serious film ever. This gives it a very interesting energy and dynamic.”
Despite his passion for the project Mr Lewis said he had hidden all of its footage, out of fear it was not good enough.
In 2013 he told the Reuters news agency: “It was all bad, and it was bad because I lost the magic.
“You will never see it. No one will ever see it, because I am embarrassed at the poor work.”
