Chris Newby

Directing·Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Mudlarking2026 · Director	Director
LLockdown 13292021 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
AA Short Trip to Shere2021 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase2019 · Director	Director
Dickens in London2012 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Something Understood2010 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
AAn Odd Little Opus2010 · Director	Director
Metamorphosis2006 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Flicker2001 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Stromboli1997 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Madagascar Skin1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Anchoress1993 · Director	Director
Boys' Shorts1993 · Director	Director
Kiss1992 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Relax1991 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Old Man of the Sea1989 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer