Chris Newby

Biography

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

1. Anchoress (1993) — Director
2. Relax (1991) — Director
3. Madagascar Skin (1995) — Director
4. Boys' Shorts (1993) — Director
5. The Old Man of the Sea (1989) — Director
6. An Odd Little Opus (2010) — Director
7. Flicker (2001) — Director
8. Stromboli (1997) — Director
9. Something Understood (2010) — Director
10. Dickens in London (2012) — Director
11. Kiss (1992) — Director
12. Metamorphosis (2006) — Director
13. A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase (2019) — Director
14. A Short Trip to Shere (2021) — Director
15. Lockdown 1329 (2021) — Director
16. Mudlarking (2026) — Director