October 14, 2019Christopher Martini's first entry into the industry was as a child actor on a Feature Film for HBO, acting opposite John Lithgow. Other notable appearances include the hit CBS sho ...Show More
October 14, 2019Christopher Martini's first entry into the industry was as a child actor on a Feature Film for HBO, acting opposite John Lithgow. Other notable appearances include the hit CBS show "Promised Land." In 1996, Chris graduated from NYU film school, and worked as a camera assistant, sound man, eventually settling into editing, working steadily for over fifteen years. After landing a job as producer/editor at MTV on multiple shows, he narrowed his focus to writing/directing/producing his own films, and producing for accomplished filmmakers. His films continue to screen and win awards at major film festivals all over the world.Chris' short film, "The Stone Child," about a Lakota Native American boy coming of age on the reservation, played at over 25 U.S. film festivals, winning Channel 13's Reel Shorts contest, and was broadcast on national television. "The Stone Child" was filmed on Super16mm, in 18-degree weather, in the Badlands of South Dakota, and involved non-professional Native American actors, and a herd of wild buffalo.Chris' first feature film, "Trooper," about a returning Iraq War veteran, earned Chris the "Renaissance Man Award" at the 2011 Garden State Film Festival, as well as garnering the musical support of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Chris was the writer, director, and star. The film received a glowing review in The Huffington Post, by Joshua Kors, and is being distributed theatrically through the military Exchange, and Chris' own efforts in the Cinema on Demand realm.In 2017, Chris directed the feature film, "What The Night Can Do," written by Emmy Award Winner, Stuart Margolin "The Rockford Files" "Days of Heaven," and starring Stuart, Oscar Nominated JoBeth Williams "Poltergeist", Mercedes Mason "Fear of the Walking Dead," Max Martini "Captain Phillips", and Peyton Kennedy "American Fable." "What The Night Can Do" was filmed on location in West Virginia, and is being acquired now for distribution.Chris' most recent directing efforts, "Pastalight" and "Just In Time," are playing the festival circuit. "Pastalight" won Best Short Film at the Maui Film Festival and at Montana International Film Festival (MINT). "Just In Time" has picked up over 30 awards in the couple months of submissions, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director."In 2013, Chris was honored with the job of producing "Luanda-Kinshasa," a grand art installation video for renowned Vancouver artist, Stan Douglas, and Co-Executive Produced by Douglas and David Zwirner, the David Zwirner gallery in NYC, one of the top art galleries in the world, representing other artists such as Jeff Koons and R. Crumb. The video features famed jazz musician, Jason Moran (winner of the MacArthur Genius Grant), and paid homage to Jean-Luc Goddard's "Sympathy For The Devil." A fictional re-creation of a Miles Davis recording session at "The Church," the shoot involved 70's period set construction, costumes, and hair. The installation video went on to receive glowing reviews in the New York Times, the Village Voice, and The Guardian, where art critic, Jason Farago, named it the #8 art show in the U.S. in 2014. "Luanda" was nominated for two International Association of Art Critics Awards, "Best Time-Based Format," and "Best Show in a Commercial Space in New York," in 2014. The video has exhibited in major museums all over the world, including the Whitney, and at film festivals such as Rotterdam.Chris' second project with Douglas, "Scenes from the Blackout" (2018), an epic still photo shoot, recreated the more recent blackout in New York City, utilizing multiple locations, crowds, horses and fire. "Blackout" was an Official Selection at the 2019 Venice Biennale.Chris is the owner of Triple Martini Productions, Inc. and is a partner at Martini-Caruso Productions, Inc. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, Liz, their son, Aidan, and their pit-bull, Stella. He continues to make films, all while running a successful production company in midtown Manhattan. MartiniCaruso, already in it's infancy, has produced over 100 videos for Fortune 500 companies, shooting all over the world, and carving out a name for themselves in the world of 360 VR. Hide
