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Chris Waitt (born Christopher Martyn Preston Waitt, February 8, 1974) is an independent filmmaker, musician and writer from the seaside town of Worthing, England.
After an unsuccessful career as a rock musician, Waitt began to write and direct short films. He co-wrote, directed and performed in the Bafta winning short film Dupe, a comedy about a slacker who buys a cloning machine on eBay.
He also made a number of short documentaries, including the Bafta nominated Heavy Metal Jr., a humorous look at a group of ten year olds who form a death metal band called Hatred. The film was included on... MORE
Chris Waitt (born Christopher Martyn Preston Waitt, February 8, 1974) is an independent filmmaker, musician and writer from the seaside town of Worthing, England.
After an unsuccessful career as a rock musician, Waitt began to write and direct short films. He co-wrote, directed and performed in the Bafta winning short film Dupe, a comedy about a slacker who buys a cloning machine on eBay.
He also made a number of short documentaries, including the Bafta nominated Heavy Metal Jr., a humorous look at a group of ten year olds who form a death metal band called Hatred. The film was included on the Wolphin DVD collection.
Waitt also directed, co-wrote and co-created the MTV adult puppet show Fur TV, with his long term collaborator, writer and producer Henry Trotter.
In 2008, Waitt completed his first feature film, the confessional and humorous documentary A Complete History of My Sexual Failures. The film was made through Warp films and Film4 and had its world premiere at the Sundance film festival in 2008, where it was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. In 2009, the rights for A Complete History of My Sexual Failures were purchased by Universal Studios. The Hollywood remake will LESS
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