Person
Chris Newby
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- From
- Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
After graduating from the Royal College of Art, Chris Newby made a number of 16mm cine-poems for the Arts Council about remote islands, such as Stromboli. ‘Relax’, made for the British Film Institute’s New Directors scheme won many awards including Best Experimental Short at Melbourne. It was followed by his first feature, ‘Anchoress’ which was official entry at the Cannes Film Festival. From 2005, he has worked exclusively in the digital medium. Commissions include ‘Dickens In London’ for Film London and the BBC, and Something Understood for Norwich Museum.
Credits
Anchoress
A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase
Madagascar Skin
The Old Man of the Sea
Relax
An Odd Little Opus
Boys' Shorts
Flicker
Stromboli
Something Understood
Dickens in London
Kiss
Metamorphosis
At Dawning
A Short Trip to Shere
Lockdown 1329
Mudlarking