Chris Metzler

Chris Metzler is a film director and producer.

Education

Metzler graduated with a degree in business and cinema from University of Southern California.

Career

Metzler’s film career has taken him from agency work, to coordinating post-production for American movies seen late at night in Belgium.

Metzler's film directing and producing work has resulted in frequent partnerships with Jeff Springer. They made their way to Nashville country and Christian music video industries, before finally forsaking their souls to commercial LA rock n’ roll. This work eventually culminated in their winning a Billboard Music Video Award.

Metzler co-directed John Waters's narrated documentary, Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea,[1] which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and later won both the HBO Producer’s Award and the Robert Altman Award.[2]

In 2010, he completed the documentary film, Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone, co-directed with Lev Anderson.[3]

Metzler is a recipient of the Bay Area Video Coalition’s AEA Award and has previously received funding support from the Pacific Pioneer Fund and the Fleishhacker Fund.

Filmography
  • 2004 Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea - Director, producer, writer.[4]
  • 2017 Rodents of Unusual Size [5]
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References
  1. Rainer, Peter (1 June 2007). "Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea (R)". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  2. Niccum, Jon (December 1, 2011). "Director from KC follows his California dreams". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Webster, Andy (6 October 2011). "'Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone' — Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. "Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)". IMDb. 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. "Rodents of Unusual Size (2017)". Rodents of Unusual Size (2017). 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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