Chris Elley

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Chris Elley

Chris Elley in 2003.
Born September 15, 1977 (1977-09-15) (age 30)
San Antonio, Texas
Occupation Film director, Documentary Film, Writer, and Producer

Chris Elley (b. September 15, 1977) is the founder and current Director of Austin, Texas-based film production company Electro-Fish Media LLC.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Elley has a bachelor's degree in Communications Studies from Texas Lutheran University and a master's degree in Mass Communication from Texas State University.

Elley (IMDb listing) directed the 2004 cultural documentary "Barbecue: A Texas Love Story" (Named to "Best of SXSW" series for the South by Southwest Film Festival) featuring Ann Richards, Dan Rather, Kinky Friedman, Art Alexakis, Ray Benson and others. The film screened at film festivals around the United States and for U.S. Congressional members and was released on DVD in 2005. Previously, Elley directed a documentary film on the NASA Apollo space missions titled "In the Shadow of the Moon: People of the American Space Program" and a documentary film on the Texas Theatre in Seguin, Texas titled "A Projection of History."

In 2007, Elley is releasing a documentary film about people who live in an abandoned ghost town in the West Texas desert, titled "Ghost Town: 24 Hours in Terlingua". Elley is also currently producing and directing a film on the current state of country music, closely following Texas musicians the Randy Rogers Band. The film will feature musicians such as Tracy Lawrence, Dierks Bentley and Shooter Jennings.

Elley writes and edits all of his films. He has repeatedly split editing duties with co-editor Dave Rehm. Elley is currently writing a book and contributing to magazines such as Chile Pepper Magazine.

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[edit] Critic Reviews / Press

Reviews of "Barbecue: A Texas Love Story" efilmcritic.com Austin Chronicle FilmThreat MSN Slate Magazine

Reviews of "Ghost Town: 24 Hours in Terlingua" Pegasus News

[edit] Public Speaking

Elley frequently speaks on Texas culture in academic or pop culture settings. In June, 2005 he joined Dan Rather and a handful of other Texans in New York City's Madison Square Park to educate New Yorkers on the significance of Texas BBQ to the state's identity. He has also appeared on numerous radio and television shows including "BBQ" with Bobby Flay on the Food Network and the international radio program Voice of America.

[edit] Early Career

Elley began his film career at the age of 15, producing short films and a local cable variety show in his hometown of Seguin, Texas that included appearances by celebrities such as Will Smith and Boyz II Men. By age 16, he was interning for San Antonio CBS television station KENS-TV. There, he covered the NBA San Antonio Spurs. Elley produced film material throughout high school and college, including hundreds of TV commercials. The international television debut of his work came in 1996 when he won a national video contest sponsored by Friskies Cat Food that preimeired his commercial during The Price Is Right. In 1999, he accepted the position of Senior Producer of Creative Services for the CBS owned and operated television station in Austin, Texas. He would later be promoted to On-Air Director, Creative Services before leaving the station in 2001 to produce private content.

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