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Chris makes short and long form films in advertising, documentary and drama.

Chris’ first obsession was music. A half decent career as a rock guitarist was redirected however when he did a year studying sound design at film school, and all of a sudden a new obsession with filmmaking began.

He began making documentaries as well as working in development for Working Title Films in Sydney, for whom he wrote a treatment for a feature film about a giant killer bat.

His first real film writing gig was the documentary about the life of surfer Ross Clarke-Jones, narrated by Dennis Hopper.

Chris developed that film further to create a documentary series with Ross Clarke-Jones for Discovery Channel (winning Astra and Asian television awards) which led to a feature version, shot in 3D, called Storm Surfers 3D – co-directed with Justin McMillan.

Storm Surfers 3D went on to be released in the US and internationally, winning runner-up at the Toronto International Film festival in 2012, and the AACTA award (the Australian “Oscars”) for Best Feature Documentary. It has a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Here’s the Variety review.

Since the success of Storm Surfers 3D Chris has moved into directing advertising and branded content; as well as drama, with his first short film Buoy; and the experimental short documentary The Hammerstone.

Chris is also the ideator and co-founder of The Lion’s Share, a global charitable fund backed by the UN Development Programme whereby advertisers contribute to wildlife conservation and animal welfare.

Chris lives in Sydney, Australia.