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American film director

Christopher Elwin Fuller is an American film director, writer, and producer.

Fuller was born in St. Petersburg, Florida graduated from the Canterbury School of Florida in 2001 and attended the University of Central Florida from 2001 to 2004.[3][4]

Fuller holds a black belt in taekwondo under Master Yong Jun Lee and trained in St. Petersburg, Florida under tang soo do master Michael Kinney and mixed martial artist Shane Dunn.[5][6]

In 2006, he released Loren Cass, which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in under the name Lewis Brogan.[7] The film is set against the backdrop of the St. Petersburg, Florida riots of 1996.[8] Fuller wrote the film at the age of 15[9] and filmed it in 2004 at the age of 21.[10] The movie was released theatrically and on DVD in 2009 by Kino International.[11] The film played in competition at Dennis Hopper's CineVegas Film Festival,[12] the Filmmakers of the Present section of the Locarno International Film Festival[13] and the Museum of Modern Art.[14]

In 2023, ESPN announced that Fuller is directing and producing Gracie, a multi-part documentary series on the Gracie family, founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the UFC, with Greg O'Connor, Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Nanette Burstein executive producing.[15][16]

Awards and Recognition

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Fuller was nominated for an IFP Gotham Award,[17] a Locarno Golden Leopard for Filmmakers of the Present, the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Starz Denver Film Festival[18]and won the One+One Award for use of music in a feature film at Janine Bazin's Entrevues Belfort film festival in France.[19]

Fuller was profiled as one of 100 new directors representing the future of film in Take 100: The Future of Film, 100 New Directors, a book published by Phaidon Press and curated by film festival programmers from around the world.[20]

1. ^ Foundas, Scott (9 September 2009). "Little Big Man: Chris Fuller on His Microbudget Loren Cass". LA Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. ^ Foundas, Scott (9 September 2009). "Little Big Man: Chris Fuller on His Microbudget Loren Cass". LA Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
3. ^ "AT 24, THIS FILMMAKER GETS HIS SHOT", The Saint Petersburg Times, 8 June 2007.
4. ^ "FULL CIRCLE FOR THIS INDIE FLICK", The Saint Petersburg Times, 23 August 2009.
5. ^ "AT 24, THIS FILMMAKER GETS HIS SHOT", The Saint Petersburg Times, 8 June 2007.
6. ^ "FULL CIRCLE FOR THIS INDIE FLICK", The Saint Petersburg Times, 23 August 2009.
7. ^ Lee, Nathan. "Down and Out (and Disaffected) in St. Petersburg", The New York Times, 23 July 2009.
8. ^ Lim, Dennis. "DIY filmmaker Chris Fuller's years of effort pay off", Los Angeles Times, 3 January 2010.
9. ^ Lowery, David. "Director Chris Fuller on Loren Cass", Filmmaker Magazine, 29 July 2009.
10. ^ Virella, Kelly. "It's a wrap for two young filmmakers", St. Petersburg Times, 29 May 2004.
11. ^ Brooks, Brian. "Loren Cass Goes to Kino for Late July Release", IndieWire, 7 July 2009.
12. ^ "Jackpot Premieres Competition", CineVegas Film Festival, 9 June 2007.
13. ^ Andrew, Geoff. "Locarno Film Festival", Time Out London, 2007.
14. ^ "Best Film Not Playing at a Theatre Near You", Museum of Modern Art, 19 November 2009.
15. ^ Lopez, Isabelle. ESPN Films Announces Documentary Series Gracie About Legendary Family Fighting Dynasty, ESPN, 6 July 2023.
16. ^ Otterson, Joe. ESPN Films Sets Gracie Family Docuseries, Guy Ritchie Among Executive Producers, Variety, 6 July 2023.
17. ^ "Gotham Independent Film Awards" Archived 2016-08-02 at the Wayback Machine, Independent Filmmaker Project, 2007.
18. ^ "Emerging Filmmaker Award", Denver Film Festival, 10 November 2007.
19. ^ "One+One Award", Entrevues Belfort film festival, 4 December 2007.
20. ^ "Take 100: The Future of Film, 100 New Directors" Archived 2016-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Phaidon Press, 2008.

• Official website
• Chris Fuller at IMDb
• Filmmaker Magazine Interview
• MMA Fighting Interview