Chris Wilson
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Chris Wilson is an EMMY and RTS winning, and BAFTA & Grierson nominated, film-maker. His portfolio includes documentaries for Netflix, BBC, Channel 4, Sky, HBO and National Geographic.
Chris specialises in bringing complex retrospective stories to life with rigour and heart. He is a highly experienced director and showrunner, skilled film editor, and professionally trained musician, who offers a rare combination of editorial intelligence and creative flair.
He is currently series producing a major new series for Netflix, weaving together gripping first-hand testimonies with never-before-seen archive.
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Chris’ early films include landmark music docs such as Hotel California: LA From the Byrds to The Eagles and I Shot John Lennon, and definitive history documentaries on Bonnie and Clyde and Frederick the Great.
As a Commissioning Editor at Sky, Chris helped to establish SKY ATLANTIC as a major player in the feature doc space, commissioning, executive producing and acquiring internationally acclaimed films including Lucy Walker’s The Crash Reel, Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing and Alex Gibney’s Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief.
More recently, Chris has brought his experience from all levels of production and commissioning back to hands on film-making. As a Director, Series Producer and Film Editor he has proved adept at crafting intimate testimony-driven stories underpinned by more complex social and cultural narratives.
Recent successes include the acclaimed Freddie Mercury: The Final Act and The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story,
From Steven Spielberg to The Rolling Stones, Chris has worked extensively with high profile talent on-screen, and has also collaborated with a variety of authors and presenters, from Oxbridge professors to A-list comedians.