Christopher Browne
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Christopher Browne is a documentary film maker/director in the USA.
He is noted for directing the Ten-pin bowling sports documentary A League of Ordinary Gentlemen.
Browne is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
After graduating Browne's film career began in New York City as a production assistant on laxative commercials. He then took a job on a documentary called The Paris Review: Early Years, produced by the Checkerboard Film Foundation. The movie, which chronicled George Plimpton's early years at the Paris Review offered the opportunity to work alongside legendary documentarian Albert Maysles. Working with Mr. Maysles spurred Chris' interest in documentary film and he stayed at the Checkerboard Film Foundation for another year where supervised the post-production of The Paris Review: Early Years, and helped produce Ralph Gibson: Photographer.
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen is his first feature film, having emerged from the misadventures of following the PBA tour with cameras for twenty weeks. The Movie premiered at the 2004 South By Southwest Film Festival where it won the audience choice award. A League of Ordinary Gentlemen has also played at the Tribeca Film Festival, Cinevegas, AFI, and Hawaii International Film festival.
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