Chris Newby
Directing
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.
On the crew 17
Something Understood
2010
At Dawning
2002
Lockdown 1329
2021
Relax
1991
Stromboli
1997
Flicker
2001
Metamorphosis
2006
Boys' Shorts
1993
Anchoress
1993
The Old Man of the Sea
1989
Mudlarking
2026
Madagascar Skin
1995
An Odd Little Opus
2010
A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase
2019
A Short Trip to Shere
2021
Dickens in London
2012
Kiss
1992