Chris Newby
Directing
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.
Known for
Anchoress
September 10, 1993
Relax
February 1, 1991
Madagascar Skin
January 26, 1995
Boys' Shorts
September 10, 1993
The Old Man of the Sea
January 1, 1989
Flicker
October 1, 2001
Stromboli
January 2, 1997
Something Understood
October 1, 2010
Dickens in London
February 7, 2012
Kiss
December 1, 1992
Metamorphosis
November 1, 2006
A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase
September 17, 2019
Behind the camera17
- 2026Mudlarking Director, Cinematography, Editor
- 2021Lockdown 1329 Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- 2021A Short Trip to Shere Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
- 2019A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase Director, Cinematography, Animation, Editor
- 2012Dickens in London Director, Animation, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2010Something Understood Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2010An Odd Little Opus Cinematography, Director, Animation
- 2006Metamorphosis Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2002At Dawning Editor