Chris Dowling (director)

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Chris Dowling
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Education University of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter

Chris Dowling is an American screenwriter and film director. He is known as screenwriter of the films Blue Miracle (2021) and 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 co-writer and director of the 2019 film, Run the Race . [1]

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Early life

Dowling was born in Flowood, Mississippi and grew up in Dallas, Texas. [2] After graduating from the University of Texas with a degree in Radio/Television/Film, he moved to Los Angeles in 2009. [3]

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, a 2022 American film written and directed by Dowling, was 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, was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Inspirational Film/Series of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards. [4]

Blue Miracle received the Movieguide Epiphany Award as “Most Inspiring Movie of 2021”. [5] [6]

Where Hope Grows , which Dowling wrote and directed, received the 2014 Heartland Film Festival Audience Choice Award Winner, Narrative Feature, [7]

Filmography

As director

As writer

As producer

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References

  1. "Tim Tebow to Co-Produce First Theatrical Film, Run the Race". Crosswalk.com . August 15, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. "Q & A with Director Chris Dowling". Élite Magazine. July 24, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. "NEW PODCAST: Chris Dowling – Director, 'Run The Race'". Sports Soectrum. February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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