Chris James Thompson

Chris James Thompson is an award-winning director that began his career assisting filmmaker Chris Smith with credits on 'The Pool' & 'Collapse'. His directorial feature debut 'The Jeffrey Dahmer Files' premiered in competition at SXSW, was acquired & released theatrically by IFC, & was declared a New York Times Critic's Pick in 2013. His other films include: 'MECCA: The Floor' for ESPN 30-for-30 which won an Emmy for Short-Format Series, & 'The 414s: The Original Teenage Hackers' which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by CNN Films to premiere on The Anderson Cooper Show. His company Good Credit Productions edits feature fiction & non-fiction films, including 'Pet Names' (SXSW) & 'Plucked' (Tribeca). His most recent feature film 'We Are Not Ghouls' won the Audience Award at SXSW 2022.