Mark Christopher (director)


Mark Christopher is a screenwriter, and director most known for directing 54, starring Ryan Phillippe, Mike Meyers, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, and Mark Ruffalo.
Within the film community, he is better known for the success of the director's cut of the film that premiered at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival. With over 30 minutes of re-shoots cut out of the 1998 version, and over 40 minutes re-instated, the film was universally lauded by critics and hailed as a "jubilant resurrection" and "a lost gay classic." The story of the films destruction and resurrection was featured on New York magazine's Vulture.com website. and The Guardian and Elvis Mitchell's interview with Mark Christopher on KCRW's The Treatment.
Christopher also directed three short films, all of them theatrically distributed: The Dead Boys Club, an influential short of the New Queer Cinema wave as cited by B. Ruby Rich in her Sight & Sound article that defined the genre; Alkali, Iowa, winner of the Teddy at the Berlin International Film Festival ; and Heartland, Strand Releasing. He is also known for his television writing and creation of musical programming, including Real Life: The Musical that premiered on OWN in 2012.

Filmography

2015
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Nominated, PREMIO MAGUEY
Best Feature Film for 54
For 54: The Director's Cut
1996
Berlin International Film Festival
Won, Teddy
Best Short Film for Alkali, Iowa
1995
Chicago Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
Won, Best Narrative Short
1995
Chicago International Film Festival
Won, Silver Hugo
1995
USA Film Festival
Won, First Place
Drama for Alkali, Iowa
Won, First Place
First Place Fiction for Alkali, Iowa
1992
San Francisco International Film Festival
Won, Audience Award
Best Short Film for The Dead Boys' Club
1992
San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Won, Audience Award
Best Short for The Dead Boys' Club
Tied with A Certain Grace.
1992
Seattle International Film Festival
Won, Golden Space Needle Award
Best Short for The Dead Boys' Club