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Hometown:

Independence, MO

About Me:

After graduating from USC with a degree in business and cinema, Chris’ film career has taken him from the depths of agency work, to coordinating post-production for awful American movies seen late at night in Belgium. His film directing and producing work has resulted in frequent partnerships with Jeff Springer, where together they've criss-crossed the country with the aid of caffeinated beverages and made their way in the Nashville country and Christian music video industries, before finally forsaking their souls to commercial LA rock n’ roll. These misadventures eventually culminated in their winning a Billboard Magazine Music Video Award. Chris recently finished traveling the film festival and theatrical circuit promoting his John Waters’ narrated documentary, PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and later won both the HBO Producer’s Award and the Robert Altman Award., before being broadcast on the PBS documentary series “Truly, CA” and debuting nationally on the Sundance Channel. He is a recipient of the Bay Area Video Coalition’s AEA Award and has previously received funding support from the Pacific Pioneer Fund and the Fleishhacker Fund.

What are you working on?

An environmental comedy series called Greener-Schnitzels and documentaries on evangelical Christian backpackers, gay truckers, and the punk rock band Fishbone.

Website:

http://www.saltonseadoc.com

Favorite Book(s):

Alas, Babylon

Favorite Musician:

The Trucks