Director
Chris Newby
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK · 15 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 15
Mudlarking
2026 · Director, Editor
On The Roku Channel
Lockdown 1329
2021 · Director, Writer
A Short Trip to Shere
2021 · Director, Producer
A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase
2019 · Director, Editor
Dickens in London
2012 · Director, Cinematography
Something Understood
2010 · Director, Cinematography
Metamorphosis
2006 · Director, Cinematography
Flicker
2001 · Director, Cinematography
Stromboli
1997 · Director, Cinematography
Madagascar Skin
1995 · Director, Writer
On Fawesome
Anchoress
1993 · Director
On Kanopy
Boys' Shorts
1993 · Director
Kiss
1992 · Director, Editor
Relax
1991 · Writer, Director
The Old Man of the Sea
1989 · Director, Writer