Chris Newby
BIOGRAPHY
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.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Christopher Newby
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
Anchoress
1993-09-10Director
A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase
2019-09-17Director, Cinematography, Animation, Editor
Madagascar Skin
1995-01-26Director, Writer, Editor
The Old Man of the Sea
1989-01-01Director, Writer, Editor
Relax
1991-02-01Writer, Director, Editor
An Odd Little Opus
2010-01-01Cinematography, Director, Animation
Boys' Shorts
1993-09-10Director
Flicker
2001-10-01Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Stromboli
1997-01-02Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Something Understood
2010-10-01Director, Director of Photography
Dickens in London
2012-02-07Director, Animation, Director of Photography, Editor
Kiss
1992-12-01Director, Editor, Writer
Metamorphosis
2006-11-01Director, Director of Photography, Editor
At Dawning
2002-01-01Editor
A Short Trip to Shere
2021-07-12Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
Lockdown 1329
2021-12-07Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
Mudlarking
2026-01-22Director, Cinematography, Editor
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