Chris Molina

Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
Fame for: Directing

Biography

A Miami-based filmmaker whose work often focuses on queer stories. Chris draws on his personal experiences, blurring the line between fiction and autobiography. His short films like Is That All There Is? (2020) and The Truth of A Thousand Nights (2022) were met with praise at festivals like Wicked Queer, New Orleans Film Festival, Bend Film Festival, and Miami Film Festival. In 2022, The Miami New Times named Molina Miami’s Best Film Director, reporting he was “becoming a marquee name in the South Florida film scene.” In 2023, Molina was named an Oolite Arts Cinematic Artist In Residence, where he crafted his debut feature, Fallen Fruit.