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