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THE FILMS OF
CHRISTOPHER BANKS
FICTION
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The Colonel's Outing
(2011)
Produced through Number 8 Films Trust
Screenplay by Christopher Banks, based on the short story by
Steve Attwood
Produced by Andy Jalfon
Directed and edited by Christopher Banks
IN
FESTIVALS 2011
A romantic relationship blossoms between two eighty-year-old male
war veterans when they meet in a rest home, despite interference
from a disapproving Matron.
VISIT
THE COLONEL'S OUTING WEBSITE
VIEW TRAILER
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Communication
(2010)
Co-funded
by Burning Rope Productions and J X Films
Produced through Number 8 Films Trust
Screenplay by Christopher Banks, based on the play by David Blakey
Produced by Andy Jalfon
Directed and edited by Christopher Banks
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS: Outstanding Short Film, QBliss
Creating Change Community Awards; Best Dramatic Short, Fort Worth
Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: Torino LGBT Film Festival,
Italy; Pink Apple Film Festival, Switzerland; Miami Gay &
Lesbian Film Festival, United States; Boston LGBT Film Festival,
United States; Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival;
Out Takes Reel Queer Film Festival, New Zealand; Fort Worth
International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, United States
REVIEWS: "Tender" Torino LGBT Film Festival,
Italy; "Sensitive" Pink Apple Film Festival,
Switzerland; "Every scene reveals a little more...nicely
realized" Art & Culture Maven;
"Beautiful" GayNZ.com
An Orthodox Jewish
student unexpectedly inherits the estate of his estranged mentor,
and discovers a painful truth about their final days together.
VISIT COMMUNICATION WEBSITE
VIEW TRAILER
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Teddy
(2009)
Funded
and produced through Burning Rope Productions in association with
J X Films
Produced by Andy Jalfon
Written, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS: Audience Award, Best Short Film, Out Takes Reel Queer Film Festival, New Zealand; Short Film Of The Year, Friends Of The Civic Trust, New Zealand; Iris Prize 2009, Nominee
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE: Outfest Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival; Frameline33 - San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival; Newfest New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival; Qfest Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
REVIEWS: "The sweetest drama of the year!" Jim
Carl, North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival;
"Inventive, memorable, thoughtful and funny" Garth
Maxwell, award-winning writer/director; "Realistic,
poignant, intelligent, innovative" Simon Fulton, Out Takes
Film Festival, New Zealand
An
earnest Londoner attempts to rekindle an old relationship while on
holiday in New Zealand, but a faded old teddy bear from the past
ultimately decides his fate.
VISIT TEDDY WEBSITE
VIEW TRAILER
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Quiet Night In
(2005)
Funded
and produced through Burning Rope Productions in association with
Zeitgeist
Written, produced, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: Reelheart International Film Festival,
Toronto; Stratford-upon-Avon International Digital Film Festival,
United Kingdom
REVIEWS: "A comedic
masterpiece" Larry Jenkins, GayNZ.com; "John
Waters colours meet Friends in a parallel universe" Reelheart
International Film Festival, Toronto; "A darkly camp
journey" Stratford-upon-Avon International Digital Film
Festival, United Kingdom
A
prickly novelist attempts to rid her home of a series of camp,
neurotic, and unwanted guests before a would-be boyfriend
arrives or a murder is committed.
VISIT QUIET
NIGHT IN WEBSITE
VIEW TRAILER
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NON-FICTION
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Like Minds, Like Mine: Media Savvy
Like Minds, Like
Mine (2011)
Written,
produced, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Line Producer/Director of Photography: Andy Jalfon
SPINZ Webcasts:
Judy Bailey presents helpful information on suicide prevention
Suicide
Prevention Information New Zealand (2010)
Written,
produced, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Line Producer/Director of Photography: Andy Jalfon
Inside
Communication (web documentary)
Number 8 Films Trust (2010)
Written, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Producer: Andy Jalfon
Camera: Andrew Whiteside
The
Bullying Forum (5-part web series)
Mental Health Foundation (2010)
Written, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Producer: Andy Jalfon
Winning Ways To Wellbeing
(4-part web series)
Mental Health Foundation (2009)
Written, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Producer: Andy Jalfon
The Making Of Fighting
Shadows (web documentary)
Mental Health Foundation (2009)
Written, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Producer: Andy Jalfon
Employment: What You Do Makes The
Difference (web special)
Like Minds, Like Mine (2009)
Written, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Producer: Andy Jalfon
Culture and Suicide Prevention in
Aotearoa (6-part web series)
Suicide Prevention Information New Zealand
(2009)
Written and directed by Christopher Banks
Producer/editor: Andrew Whiteside
Teddy: The Video
Diaries (4-part web series/DVD supplement)
Burning Rope Productions (2009)
Written, directed and edited by Christopher Banks
Producer: Andy Jalfon
Queer
Nation - TV series (19 episodes)
Livingstone Productions for TV2 (2004)
Selected segments written, directed and presented by Christopher
Banks
Producer: Andrew
Whiteside
Executive Producer: Johnny Givins
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