In Rancho Cucamonga, CA (yes, that’s a real place), Chris learned how to make films as a child by forcing his siblings to act in parody rap videos. His passion for storytelling, music, and off-color comedy has led to his previous work as a freelance music journalist and Video Producer at GQ. His work has been supported by the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation, Issa Rae's Short Film Sundays, the Middlebury Script Lab, MTV, and BET. In 2021 and 2022, he was selected as an SFFILM Filmhouse Resident to develop his first feature film “Rolling Stone,” which was selected for the SFFILM Rainin Grant in Spring 2020.

He holds an M.A. in Arts Politics from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, in addition to a B.F.A. in Film and Television from Tisch. Chris is based in Oakland, CA where he works as a Video Producer at Apple. His experience in advertising and independent filmmaking has primed him as a filmmaker who can craft stories for wide audiences while also imbuing his unique perspective on his films.