Christopher Barnes

Being born in Germany at a U.S. Military base was indicative of the travels to come as a youth as well as planting the bug that would make him want to travel as an adult. He went to school in Iowa City, the suburbs of Chicago, Germany and San Antonio, then decided to go to College in San Antonio. After graduating 7 yrs later on a 4-yr degree plan he muddled around a bit, still in S.A., looking for work leaning towards his degree in Arts. After no luck in that arena he ended up landing a job as a courier until finding a great paying job 6 months later in El Paso. What he was passionate about was making movies.Also graduating from Animation Mentor's online Advanced Character Animation studies program and learning Adobe After Effects and Premiere on his free time all to push towards a career as in Independent filmmaker. He started a film production company with some friends in 2010, making a few shorts in the following years. Now residing in the Seattle area, he's working with other local filmmakers to further his experiences and eventually make the Holy Grail of Cult Indie Cinema.