Director

Christian Sparkes

Directing

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 1448393

IMDb ID: nm2255926

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2005 - 2024

Years active: 20

Average TMDB rating: 6.14

Wikidata: Q113654397

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Director (5)Cinematography (3)Editor (1)First Assistant Camera (1)Graphic Designer (1)Grip (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Christian Sparkes is an award winning writer and director hailing from Newfoundland, Canada. He has directed numerous episodes of television and his films have screened at the world's top festivals including TIFF, Fantastic Fest and Busan. An alumnus of the prestigious Canadian Film Centre in Toronto, Christian's debut feature Cast No Shadow was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards including Best Picture. His sophomore feature Hammer starring Will Patton and Mark O'Brien debuted in 2020 and received widespread acclaim from Roger Ebert and The Hollywood Reporter, amongst others. His third and fourth feature films, Sweetland and The King Tide, are set to be released in 2023, the latter of which was selected for TIFF's prestigious Platform Program.

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