Chris Paine
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Chris Paine is an American filmmaker. His most notable works to date as director are the documentaries Who Killed the Electric Car?
and Revenge of the Electric Car.
on the documentaries Faster
, William Gibson: No Maps for these Territories
and Charge! directed by Mark Neale. Other directing and producing projects include MTV/Initial Film's Buzz (1990) and shorts including Mailman (Sundance, 1995), Trillion Cubic Feet (1992), Looking Back (1994), and Return to the Philippines (1986). Paine assisted writer/director Michael Tolkin
on the feature films The Player
and The New Age
. He was a segment producer for Zoo Life with Jack Hanna.
In the wake of the Gulf oil disaster in 2010, he co-founded Counterspill, an online project about non-renewable energy disasters.
, attending during the same years as actors Dylan McDermott, Allison Janney
and screenwriter Steve Rogers. He studied film at New York University
and Stanford University with the documentarian John Else. He graduated from Colgate University
in 1983, where he was member of Sigma Chi.
Executive Producer:
Miscellaneous Crew:
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film that explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the mid 1990s...
and Revenge of the Electric Car.
Career
Paine served as Executive ProducerExecutive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
on the documentaries Faster
Faster (film)
Faster is a 2003 documentary film about the motorcycle road racing world championship, MotoGP. Filmed between 2001 and 2002 by director Mark Neale, it features cinematography by music video director Grant Gee and is narrated by Ewan McGregor...
, William Gibson: No Maps for these Territories
No Maps for These Territories
No Maps for These Territories is an independent documentary film made by Mark Neale focusing on the speculative fiction author William Gibson. It features appearances by Jack Womack, Bruce Sterling, Bono, and The Edge and was released by Docurama...
and Charge! directed by Mark Neale. Other directing and producing projects include MTV/Initial Film's Buzz (1990) and shorts including Mailman (Sundance, 1995), Trillion Cubic Feet (1992), Looking Back (1994), and Return to the Philippines (1986). Paine assisted writer/director Michael Tolkin
Michael Tolkin
Michael L. Tolkin is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player , which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay...
on the feature films The Player
The Player
The Player is a 1992 American satirical film directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin based on his own 1988 novel of the same name....
and The New Age
The New Age (film)
The New Age is a 1994 film written and directed by Michael Tolkin and starring Peter Weller and Judy Davis.- Plot :Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their...
. He was a segment producer for Zoo Life with Jack Hanna.
In the wake of the Gulf oil disaster in 2010, he co-founded Counterspill, an online project about non-renewable energy disasters.
Education
Paine studied acting at the Neighborhood PlayhouseNeighborhood Playhouse
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an actor training school at 340 East 54th Street in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford Meisner.-History:...
, attending during the same years as actors Dylan McDermott, Allison Janney
Allison Janney
Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress, best known for her role as C.J. Cregg on the television series The West Wing.- Personal life :...
and screenwriter Steve Rogers. He studied film at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and Stanford University with the documentarian John Else. He graduated from Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
in 1983, where he was member of Sigma Chi.
Business
In 1984, Paine co-founded Mondo-tronics, which provided robotic materials for the Mars Pathfinder mission. His firm Internet Outfitters (founded in 1994) merged in 1999 with AppNet Systems.Filmography
Director:- Who Killed the Electric Car?" (2006)
- "Revenge of the Electric Car" (2011)
Executive Producer:
- "Charge!" (2011)
- Faster (2003)
- No Maps for These Territories (2001)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The New Age (1994) (assistant to writer/director Michael Tolkin)
- The Player (1992) (assistant to Michael Tolkin)