Chris Temple

Temple's first documentary was Living on One Dollar in 2012.{{Cite web |last=Woodruff |first=Mandi |title=These Guys Found Out The Hard Way What It's Like To Live On $1 A Day |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-live-on-1-a-day-documentary-chris-temple-zach-ingrasci-2012-12 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} The film focuses on life in extreme poverty in the rural Guatemalan town of Pena Blanca.{{Cite web |title=Optimist Film Living on One Dollar Documents Root Causes of Poverty and How You Can Help |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/optimist-film-living-one-dollar-204607394.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=finance.yahoo.com |language=en-US}} It was co-created with Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, and Ryan Christoffersen. The film released on Netflix in 2015.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-09 |title=15 Documentaries on Netflix That Will Make You A Better Person |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/inspirational-documentaries-netflix/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en}}

In 2015, Temple co-directed his second documentary Salam Neighbor.{{Cite web |last=Belhumeur |first=Jenna |title='Salam Neighbor' Explores Life Inside a Syrian Refugee Camp |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/03/17/salam-neighbor-explores-life-inside-a-syrian-refugee-camp/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}} The film documents life inside of the Za'atari refugee camp and was a co-production with 1001 Media. The film premiered at AFI Docs film festival in 2015 and released on Netflix in 2016.{{Cite news |last=Seifman |first=Sam |date=2015-06-30 |title=Meet Your New Neighbors, The American Filmmakers |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/06/30/411541010/meet-your-new-neighbors-the-american-filmmakers |access-date=2022-12-16}} The film was awarded the 2016 Muslim Public Affairs Council Annual Media Awards.{{Cite web |title=Media Awards Honoree 'Salam Neighbor' Shines Light on Syrian Refugees |url=https://archive.mpac.org/blog/updates/media-awards-honoree-salam-neighbor-shines-light-on-syrian-refugees.php |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=archive.mpac.org}}

Temple's filmography also includes co-directing The Undocumented Lawyer (HBO 2020),{{Cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=2020-09-22 |title=HBO Latino Picks Up 'The Undocumented Lawyer' Documentary Short (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/hbo-latino-acquires-the-undocumented-lawyer-documentary-1234779341/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Five Years North (PBS, 2020),{{Cite web |last=Mintzer |first=Jordan |date=2020-11-30 |title='Five Years North': Film Review {{!}} DOC NYC 2020 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/five-years-north-film-review-doc-nyc-2020-4097896/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Free to Care (2022),{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2022-11-07 |title=Austin Film Festival 2022 Winners Of Jury, Audience & Picture Awards |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/austin-film-festival-2022-winners-jury-audience-picture-awards-1235165199/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} This Is Not Financial Advice (Tribeca, 2023),{{Cite web |title='This Is Not Financial Advice' Shows Human Side of Crypto, Meme Craze, and Influencers |url=https://www.investopedia.com/this-is-not-financial-advice-documentary-dives-into-human-side-of-crypto-trading-meme-stocks-and-influencers-7510465 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Investopedia |language=en}} and Vitalik: An Ethereum Story (2024).{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2021-07-21 |title=How Optimist Raised $2M In Two Days For Cryptocurrency Documentary 'Ethereum: The Infinite Garden' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/optimist-ethereum-gamestop-meme-stocks-vitalik-buterin-1234797317/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} He produced Rosa - These Storms (The Atlantic, 2016){{Cite web |last=Ajaka |first=Nadine |title=Rosa, by Living on One Productions - The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/411649/rosa-a-story-of-survival/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.theatlantic.com |language=en}} and Paperboy Love Prince Runs for Mayor (2022).{{Cite web |title=Paperboy Love Prince Runs for Mayor (2022) |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-rka5vh/paperboy-love-prince-runs-for-mayor/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Radio Times |language=en}} Temple is also a frequent keynote speaker{{Cite web |title=Chris Temple |url=https://futureproof.advisorcircle.com/speakers/chris-temple/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Future Proof |language=en-US}} and contributor to the Huffington Post.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-11 |title=Bombs Alone Won't Build A Stable Syria |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bombs-alone-wont-build-a-stable-syria_b_58ed2db3e4b081da6ad00875 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}

His most recent documentary, This Is Not Financial Advice, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023. According to Investopedia, it "shows the human side of crypto, meme craze, and influencers." As the Verge put it, "unlike other efforts to document the boom of retail investing, This Is Not Financial Advice isn't a cheap content grab. This beautifully shot and scored documentary from Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci is a genuine, if slightly naive, piece of art."

• 2015 Top 100 Visionary Leaders by Real Leaders Magazine{{Cite web |last=Leaders |first=Real |date=2015-03-31 |title=Chris Temple and Zach Ingasci, Founders, Living on One |url=https://real-leaders.com/chris-temple-and-zach-ingasci-founders-living-on-one/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Real Leaders |language=en-US}}
• 2017 Daily Point of Light Award{{Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Robert |title=Where Art and Activism Meet: Zach Ingrasci Seeks to Create a More Equitable World Through Documentary Film |url=https://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/where-art-and-activism-meet-zach-ingrasci-seeks-to-create-a-more-equitable-world-through-documentary-film/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Points of Light |language=en-US}}
• 2020 DuPont-Columbia Award Finalist for outstanding journalism{{Cite web |title=2021 duPont-Columbia Awards Finalists {{!}} Columbia Journalism School |url=https://journalism.columbia.edu/2021-dupont-columbia-awards-finalists |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=journalism.columbia.edu |archive-date=2021-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104637/https://journalism.columbia.edu/2021-dupont-columbia-awards-finalists |url-status=dead }}
• 2022 Imagen Award Finalist{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2022-08-15 |title=Imagen Awards Nominations: 'Encanto', Eugenio Derbez & 'West Side Story' Among Top Contenders |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/imagen-awards-nominations-2020-list-tv-film-1235091747/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
• 2022 40 Under 40 by HBO and DOC NYC{{Cite web |title=40 UNDER 40 |url=https://www.docnyc.net/about-us/40-under-40/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=DOC NYC |language=en-US}}
• 2024 Nominee for the Astra Award for Best Feature Documentary{{Cite web |last=Prusakowski |first=Steven |date=2024-07-09 |title=2024 Astra TV Awards Nominees Announced |url=https://awardsradar.com/2024/07/09/astra-tv-awards-2/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Awards Radar |language=en-US}}

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• [https://optimist.co/team/chris/ Official website]

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