Chris Dowling (director)
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Chris Dowling is an American screenwriter and film director. He is known as screenwriter of the films Blue Miracle (2021), Priceless (2016) and co-writer of the film Acidman (2022). Dowling wrote and directed the films Where Hope Grows (2014) and Roll With It (2022). He was also a co-writer and director of the 2019 film, Run the Race.{{cite web |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Tim Tebow to Co-Produce First Theatrical Film, Run the Race |url=https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/features/tebow-brothers-announce-their-first-theatrical-film-run-the-race.html |access-date=March 6, 2019 |website=Crosswalk.com}}
Early life
Dowling was born in Flowood, Mississippi and grew up in Dallas, Texas.{{cite news |title=Q & A with Director Chris Dowling|url=https://scvelitemagazine.com/2015/07/q-director-chris-dowling/ |access-date=March 6, 2019 |work=Élite Magazine|date=July 24, 2015}} After his graduation from the University of Texas with a degree in Radio/Television/Film, he moved to Los Angeles in 2009.{{cite news |title=NEW PODCAST: Chris Dowling – Director, 'Run The Race'|url=https://sportsspectrum.com/podcast/2019/02/22/new-podcast-chris-dowling-director-run-the-race/|access-date=March 6, 2019 |work=Sports Soectrum|date= February 22, 2019}}
Film awards and honors
Acidman, a 2022 American film directed by Alex Lehmann and written by Lehmann and Dowling, received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2022 Dallas International Film Festival.
Roll With It is a 2022 American film written and directed by Dowling. It was given the Audience Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature at the 2022 Dallas International Film Festival.
Blue Miracle, a 2021 American drama film directed by Julio Quintana from a screenplay by Quintana and Dowling, got nominated in the GMA Dove Award for Inspirational Film/Series of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards.{{Cite web |last=Longs |first=Herb |date=2022-08-10 |title=Watch: Nominations For 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Announced |url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/watch-nominations-for-53rd-annual-gma-dove-awards-announced/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=TCB |language=en-US}}
Blue Miracle received the Movieguide Epiphany Award as the “Most Inspiring Movie of 2021”.{{Cite web |title=Christian film 'Blue Miracle' wins award for most inspiring movie of 2021 |url=https://chvnradio.com/articles/christian-film-blue-miracle-wins-award-for-most-inspiring-movie-of-2021- |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=CHVN Radio}}{{Cite web |last=GMA |date=2022-04-19 |title=Provident Films Movie "Blue Miracle" Wins Movieguide Epiphany Prize As Most Inspiring Movie of 2021 |url=https://gospelmusic.org/provident-films-movie-blue-miracle-wins-movieguide-epiphany-prize-as-most-inspiring-movie-of-2021/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Gospel Music Association |language=en-US}}
Where Hope Grows, co-written and directed by Dowling, received the 2014 Heartland Film Festival Audience Choice Award Winner, Narrative Feature,{{Cite web |last=Kay2015-02-12T13:00:00+00:00 |first=Jeremy |title=Where Hope Grows gets release date |url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/where-hope-grows-gets-release-date/5083190.article |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Screen |language=en}}
Filmography
As director
- 2004 – The Plight of Clownana
- 2009 – Rock Slyde
- 2014 – Where Hope Grows
- 2018 – Run the Race
- 2022 – Roll With It
As writer
- 2004 – The Plight of Clownana
- 2009 – Rock Slyde
- 2014 – The Remaining
- 2014 – Where Hope Grows
- 2016 – Priceless
- 2018 – Run the Race
- 2019 – The World We Make
- 2021 – Blue Miracle
- 2022 – Acidman
As producer
- 2011 - RepoGames
- 2016 - Asperger's Are Us
- 2019 - On Tour With Aspergers Are Us
References
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External links
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Category:People from Flowood, Mississippi
Category:Film directors from Mississippi
Category:American male screenwriters
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