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Chris Balton(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Chris Balton was born on 20 April 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Chris is a director and cinematographer, known for Donna Summer: State of Independence (1982).
BornApril 20, 1955
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Known for

Donna Summer in Donna Summer: State of Independence (1982)
Donna Summer: State of Independence
5.3
Music Video
  • Director
  • 1982
Captain Lust
6.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Christopher Balton)
  • 1977
Love in a Taxi (1980)
Love in a Taxi
7.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1980
Sisters in the Name of Rap (1992)
Sisters in the Name of Rap
6.1
TV Special
  • Director
  • 1992

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Connie Francis Scrapbook
    • camera operator
    • Video
    • 1992
  • Olivia (1983)
    Olivia
    • camera operator
    • TV Special
    • 1983
  • A Conflict of Interest
    • camera operator
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Night of 100 Stars (1982)
    Night of 100 Stars
    • camera operator
    • TV Special
    • 1982
  • Look Back in Anger (1985)
    Look Back in Anger
    • camera operator
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Love in a Taxi (1980)
    Love in a Taxi
    • assistant camera
    • 1980
  • Captain Lust
    • assistant camera (as Christopher Balton)
    • 1977
  • Andy Kaufman, Sam Levene, Richard Lynch, Deborah Raffin, and Sylvia Sidney in God Told Me To (1976)
    God Told Me To
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Squirm (1976)
    Squirm
    • assistant camera
    • 1976
  • Johnnie Hill in Velvet Smooth (1976)
    Velvet Smooth
    • assistant camera
    • 1976

Director

  • Sisters in the Name of Rap (1992)
    Sisters in the Name of Rap
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 1992
  • TV's Greatest Bits
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • When the Music's Over
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Donna Summer in Donna Summer: State of Independence (1982)
    Donna Summer: State of Independence
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 1982

Cinematographer

  • Mouseterpiece Theater
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • When the Music's Over
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Black and Blue (1980)
    Black and Blue
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • From Raquel with Love (1980)
    From Raquel with Love
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • TV Special
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Christopher Balton
  • Born
    • April 20, 1955
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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