Christian E. Elder

Christian Elder
Born Christian Edward Elder
(1970-09-07) September 7, 1970
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, visual artist, poet
Years active 1992 — Present

Christian E. Elder (born September 7, 1970 in New York, New York) is an American film director, poet, screenwriter, and a visual artist. The son of screenwriter and playwright Lonne Elder III and actress Judyann Elder,[1] he is best known for his 2013 short film The Big Meet.

Elder began as an illustrator at Neal Adams' Continuity Studios in Burbank, California. While developing as a storyboard artist, he pursued writing and performing slam poetry. [2] Elder's screenplay about a CIA agent posing as a priest in St. Louis, Missouri, qualified him as a quarterfinalist for the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting in 2012. His debut as a filmmaker took place in 2013 at the LA Shorts Fest[3] [4] with the crime satire short film The Big Meet, starring Lane Carlson (Fear Factor)[5] of the Carlson Twins. The film was the recipient of the Earth Award at the 2013 CineRockom International Film Festival.

Filmography

Short Films

References

  1. ↑ Lonne Elder III (December 15, 1972). "Mastermind with Marionettes". Life Magazine.
  2. ↑ Victor D. Infante (May 29, 2014). "Clipped Wings and Fearful Trills: Maya Angelou, the '80s and the Obfuscation of African-American Poetry". radiuslit.org.
  3. ↑ "LA Shorts Fest, Program Guide". LAShortsFest.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Mike Genovese, Peter Swartz, Lane Carlson, Christian Elder and Jessica Mathews "The Big Meet"". celebrityimages.org. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  5. ↑ Aleksandar Tomovic (September 24, 2013). "In the Fast Lane". Bello.

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