Christin Baker

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Christin Baker
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Born
Danville, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Other namesChristin Mell
Occupation(s)Producer, director, screenwriter
Years active2007–present
Employer Tello Films
Notable workMaybelle
Board member ofTello Films (CEO) [1]
Spouse
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(m. 2011;div. 2014)​
AwardsBest Director, London Raindance Film Festival
Website https://www.tellofilms.com

Christin Marie Baker is an American producer, director, and screenwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. [2] She is the founder and CEO of Tello Films, a streaming network, production, and distribution company of films and web series with a lesbian focus. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Baker is originally from Indiana but grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. [5] She attended Middle Tennessee State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Television Production. [6] In addition, Baker earned a Master's of Organizational Development and Management for Non-Profit Organizations from Springfield College. [7]

Career

Baker was interested in broadcast journalism and held an internship at a local station, but after a spell on a movie set as an extra shifted toward film-based storytelling. [2] [5] She worked for Regency Productions in Los Angeles, before moving to a television credits position with the Writers Guild of America. She worked for the YMCA of the USA, overseeing the arts and humanities programs. [7]

In 2007, Baker co-founded Tello Films as an open platform that supported filmmakers who made content for the lesbian community. [8] The site moved to a premium subscription service in 2009 and Baker started producing and directing content for it. [9]

Personal life

Baker married Deborah ("Deb") Mell, an American politician from Chicago, in 2011. [10] [11] [12] They divorced in 2014. [13] [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2008Human PotentialYesYesShort film (as Christin Mell)
2012The ThrowawaysYesYes
2014God Des & She: Never Give UpYesYesShort film, documentary (as Christin Mell)
2018Alice & IzaYesYesShort film [15] [16] [17]
2019Riley Parra: Better AngelsYesYes [18]
2019 Season of Love YesYes [19] [20] [21]
2020 I Hate New Year's YesYesYes
2021 Christmas at the Ranch YesYesYes [22] [23]
2022Merry and GayYes

Television

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2011McManusLandYes(as Christin Mell)
2011Cowgirl UpYesYes(as Christin Mell)
2012I Hate Tommy FinchYesYesYesTV movie
2013Gay Street TherapyYesYes
2013The NeighborsYesYesMini-series (as Christin Mell)
2013RoomiesYesYesYes(as Christin Mell)
2013Nikki & Nora: The N&N FilesYes(as Christin Mell)
2014The Pitch ShowYesMini-series
2014Rent ControlledYesTV movie
2014–2015#Hashtag: The SeriesYesYes
2015Plus OneYesMini-series
2015 Maybelle YesYes [24] [25]
Nomination: International Academy of Web Television award for Best Writing (Bridget McManus), Best Original Score (Karman Kregloe) [26]
Won: London Raindance Film Festival award for Best Director (Christin Baker) [27]
2016Dana Goldberg Comedy ShowYesYesTV special
2016SkirtchasersYesTV movie [28]
2016Bridget McManus Comedy SpecialYesYesYes
2016Dagger KissYes
2016The ListYesTV movie
2016Full OutYesMini-series
2017secs & EXECSYesNomination: Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series (Mindy Sterling) [29] [30]
2017–2018Riley ParraYesYesYes
2019PassageYesYes
2019Happy Wife, Happy Life: Marriage Advice from Happily Married Non-ExpertsYesTalk show

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