Chris Churchill, MFA

Assistant Professor of Film

cchurchill@uca.edu

Stanley Russ Hall 202G

Education :
2008 MFA Digital Filmmaking, University of Central Arkansas
2005 Bachelor of Science: University of Central Arkansas
Mass Communication Emphasis: Digital Filmmaking

Teaching Specialties :
Film Production, Cinematography, Cinematic Lighting

Biography :
Chris is a cinematographer, writer, and director raised in central Arkansas. Chris was the director of photography feature films, “Mountain Flowers” (2023) and “Road Trip to Totality” (2024), and has lensed over a dozen short films that have played in festivals across the United States and abroad, including the New Orleans International Film Festival, London International Science Film Festival, The Malta Film Festival, The Atlanta Film Festival, Series Fest, and the Capital City Film Festival. Chris’s visual effects work can be found in the feature films The Revival (Outfest, Newfest, 2017) and Stay With Me (Love Wins Festival, 2022). Chris wrote and directed the award-winning short film “Smoothie” (DIFF Shorts, Filmland, Panther City, Made In Arkansas, Oasis Film Festival, 2024), “Set Pick-Up” (Bare Bones International Film Festival, Fayetteville Film Festival, 2017), and several other short films that have screened in festivals across the south.