Chris Metzler is an American documentary filmmaker. He's also worked as a post-production supervisor and has directed several music videos in the Nashville and Christian rock scenes, which won him a Billboard Music Video Award.
You can learn more about this filmmaker at the website of his production company, Tilapia Film.
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone (2010) (with Lev Anderson)
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006) (with Jeff Springer)
Long Division: The Next Big Threat to Democracy (2004) (with Josh Kurtz)
This documentary reveals the troubled history of Salton Sea, which was once the site of a wonderful resort in the California desert, but soon turned into a fetid, largely abandoned area. Narrated by John Waters.
This documentary chronicles the friendship and tenacity of Fishbone lead singer Angelo Moore and bassist Norwood Fisher, who struggle to keep their beloved band popular and relevant.
Everyday Sunshine is an inspiring documentary by Chris Metzler and Lev Anderson that expands the story of Fishbone into a mythology of California.
Mike Everleth, editor of the Underground Film Journal, has recently returned to the American Film Institute to do more research work for AFI’s Catalog of Feature Films.
The 10th Lausanne Underground Film Festival is an epic event with films by Craig Baldwin, Usama Alshaibi, Calvin Lee Reeder, Stephen Dwoskin and more!
The 11th annual Nevada City Film Festival is screening documentaries by Josh Koury, Chris Metzler and others, plus tons of short films.
The 17th annual San Antonio Film Festival features films from around world, with a special emphasis on films from Central and South America.
The 8th annual Calgary Underground Film Festival features hillbillies, misanthropes, vampire hunters, Fishbone, classic cartoons and more.
The 8th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival runs for 10 days on Feb. 11-20 and has 140 film programs in Missoula, Montana.
The Los Angeles Film Festival will be screening films by Guy Maddin, Sam Green, Joshua Grannell and a whole lot more on June 17-27.
