Chris Cashman (filmmaker)

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Chris Cashman
Born (1975-02-25) February 25, 1975 (age 49)
Education St. Augustine High School
Alma mater Villanova University
OccupationFilmmaker
Spouse
Lisa Cashman
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(m. 2002)​
Children2
Awards List of awards

Chris Cashman (born February 25, 1975) [1] is an American film producer, film director, and screenwriter who produced the films Thane of East County (2015), Club Frontera (2016), Undocumented (2016), San Diego's Gay Bar History (2018), To Hell and Gone (2019), and Leave 'Em Laughing (2020).

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Early life

Cashman attended St. Augustine High School and graduated in 1993. [2] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University. [3]

Career

In the mid 2000s, Cashman worked as stuntman and photo double for actor Will Ferrell on the films Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie , Kicking & Screaming, and Stranger Than Fiction. [4] [5] In 2006, he financed the film Carts with his wife. It was shot by Darren Leis on the GY-HD100U Pro HD camcorder. [6]

In 2016, Cashman produced the documentary Club Frontera which focused on the Mexican professional football club Xolos . [7] Prior to the 2016 United States presidential election, he produced and released the short film Undocumented about immigrant deportations if Donald Trump were elected president. [8] In 2018, Cashman produced San Diego's Gay Bar History , a documentary that looks at the lesser known history of gay bars in San Diego. [9]

In 2020, Cashman directed and produced the short film Leave 'Em Laughing which centered on Dick Shawn's final standup performance. [10]

Club Frontera

Cashman wrote and directed his first feature documentary in Tijuana about the Xolos team. [11] He wanted to improve the city's reputation [12] by shedding light on the culture and community which had been tarnished by corruption and conflict. [13] The film took five years to be distributed, was shortened for television and renamed Xolos: Tijuana’s Team. [14]

Filmography

Feature films
YearTitleProducerDirectorWriterNotes
2007 Carts YesYesYes [15] [1]
2011The Victorville MassacreSupervisingNoNo [4]
2015 Thane of East County YesNoNoAlso first assistant director [4] [1]
2016 A Life Lived YesNoNo [1]
2019God IncorporatedCo-producerNoNoAlso known as Ism [4]
2019 To Hell and Gone AssociateNoNo [4]
TBABeyond the BreakYesYesYes
Short films
YearTitleProducerDirectorWriterRef.
2010GoofyfootYesYesNo [16] [17]
2011RevelationsYesYesYes [2]
2016 Undocumented YesYesYes [8]
2020 Leave 'Em Laughing YesYesYes [10]
Documentaries
YearTitleProducerDirectorWriterRef.
2016 Club Frontera YesYesYes [1] [4] [18]
2018 San Diego's Gay Bar History YesNoNo [9]
2022Sons of St. AugustineYesYesYes

Accolades

FestivalYearAwardTitleResultRef.
The Valley Film Festival 2007Best Feature Carts Won
2010Audience Choice: Best Short DramaGoofyfootWon
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2016Audience Choice Feature: Documentary Club Frontera Nominated
Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival 2016Best Feature DocumentaryNominated
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2016Best Feature DocumentaryWon
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 2019 Pacific Southwest Emmy Award: Documentary San Diego's Gay Bar History Nominated [19]
2021Pacific Southwest Emmy Award: Sports - ProgramClub Frontera – Ep. 1 The City with No TeamNominated [20]
Oceanside International Film Festival 2020Best Screenplay Leave 'Em Laughing Nominated [21]
Best Directing in a Short FilmNominated

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