Christopher Martini
- Director
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Christopher Martini's first entry into the film industry was as a child actor in a feature film for HBO, acting opposite John Lithgow. Chris fell in love with cinema after watching the films of Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, and Welles. As early as high school, he was directing and shooting his own Hi8 movies and editing them on VHS.
After high school, Chris landed a job as an apprentice editor on a movie of the week for ABC, editing on 35mm film. Shortly after, he was accepted to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Film School on scholarship and offered a job as a teacher's assistant in the editing department. In 1996, Chris graduated from NYU and worked as a camera assistant and sound man, eventually settling into editing and working steadily for over fifteen years. He is a member of IATSE Local 700 (Editor's Guild).
While working in film and television, Chris never gave up on his directing path.
Chris' short film, The Stone Child, about a Lakota Native American boy coming of age on the reservation, played at over 25 U.S. film festivals, won Channel 13's Reel Shorts contest, and was broadcast on PBS. The Stone Child was filmed on Super16mm, in 18-degree weather, in the Badlands of South Dakota, and involved non-professional Native American actors and a herd of wild buffalo.
Chris' first feature film, Trooper, about a returning Iraq War veteran, earned him the "Renaissance Man Award" at the 2011 Garden State Film Festival, as well as garnering the musical support of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Chris was the writer, director, and star. The film received a glowing review in The Huffington Post. Trooper received theatrical distribution and is available on multiple streaming platforms worldwide.
Chris directed the feature film What The Night Can Do, written by Emmy Award winner Stuart Margolin (The Rockford Files, Days of Heaven) and starring Stuart and Oscar-nominated JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist). What The Night Can Do was filmed on location in West Virginia and was distributed worldwide by ITN.
Chris shot, directed, and edited a feature documentary on patriot artist and activist Scott LoBaido. The film stars LoBaido, Rudy Giuliani, and Curtis Sliwa and is executive produced by Global Ascension Studios. It was released theatrically in 2024 to over 1,000 theaters across the U.S., earning a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Chris directed The Man You Don't Know, a feature documentary about Donald J. Trump, which was released theatrically in October 2024. The film was completed-from principal photography to delivery-in less than two months, just in time for the 2024 election. It was released on X and shared by Elon Musk, amassing over 75 million views to date.
In 2023, Chris, along with his wife Liz, established an art therapy program for veterans at Art Therapy Dallas in Dallas, TX, where veterans can deal with their trauma through art.
Chris is a dual citizen (Italy) and the owner of Triple Martini Productions, Inc. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife Liz, their son Aidan, daughter Lillian, and their pitbull, Stella. He is excited about being a father, future projects, his new skillset of being a combination director and cinematographer, and the power of cinema to change lives.
After high school, Chris landed a job as an apprentice editor on a movie of the week for ABC, editing on 35mm film. Shortly after, he was accepted to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Film School on scholarship and offered a job as a teacher's assistant in the editing department. In 1996, Chris graduated from NYU and worked as a camera assistant and sound man, eventually settling into editing and working steadily for over fifteen years. He is a member of IATSE Local 700 (Editor's Guild).
While working in film and television, Chris never gave up on his directing path.
Chris' short film, The Stone Child, about a Lakota Native American boy coming of age on the reservation, played at over 25 U.S. film festivals, won Channel 13's Reel Shorts contest, and was broadcast on PBS. The Stone Child was filmed on Super16mm, in 18-degree weather, in the Badlands of South Dakota, and involved non-professional Native American actors and a herd of wild buffalo.
Chris' first feature film, Trooper, about a returning Iraq War veteran, earned him the "Renaissance Man Award" at the 2011 Garden State Film Festival, as well as garnering the musical support of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Chris was the writer, director, and star. The film received a glowing review in The Huffington Post. Trooper received theatrical distribution and is available on multiple streaming platforms worldwide.
Chris directed the feature film What The Night Can Do, written by Emmy Award winner Stuart Margolin (The Rockford Files, Days of Heaven) and starring Stuart and Oscar-nominated JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist). What The Night Can Do was filmed on location in West Virginia and was distributed worldwide by ITN.
Chris shot, directed, and edited a feature documentary on patriot artist and activist Scott LoBaido. The film stars LoBaido, Rudy Giuliani, and Curtis Sliwa and is executive produced by Global Ascension Studios. It was released theatrically in 2024 to over 1,000 theaters across the U.S., earning a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Chris directed The Man You Don't Know, a feature documentary about Donald J. Trump, which was released theatrically in October 2024. The film was completed-from principal photography to delivery-in less than two months, just in time for the 2024 election. It was released on X and shared by Elon Musk, amassing over 75 million views to date.
In 2023, Chris, along with his wife Liz, established an art therapy program for veterans at Art Therapy Dallas in Dallas, TX, where veterans can deal with their trauma through art.
Chris is a dual citizen (Italy) and the owner of Triple Martini Productions, Inc. He lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife Liz, their son Aidan, daughter Lillian, and their pitbull, Stella. He is excited about being a father, future projects, his new skillset of being a combination director and cinematographer, and the power of cinema to change lives.
