Chad N. Walker

Chad N. Walker, is an American filmmaker and film editor.[1][2] He is best known as the director of documentaries Brownstones to Red Dirt, We Must Go and I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story.[3]

Chad N. Walker
Born
Chad N. Walker

New York City, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director, producer, editor
Years active2005–present

Career

Before directing documentaries, he started to work as a visual effects coordinator for the short The Magic Scarf. Then he joined as Production assistant and assistant editor for the blockbuster films Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Epic and Rio.[3] Then in 2009, he became the apprentice editor for the film Horton Hears a Who!. In 2010, he made his directorial debut with the documentary Brownstones to Red Dirt. The film revolves around some children in Brooklyn become pen pals with orphans from Sierra Leone. After the success of the documentary, he made his second documentary Kei.

Then in 2014, he made I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story along with Dave LaMattina.[4][5] The film has received generally favorable reviews.[6][7] In 2014, he won the Audience Choice Award for the Best Documentary at Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival for the film.[8]

In 2007, he co-founded the documentary film production house, 'Copper Pot Pictures' accompany with Dave LaMattina and Clay Frost.[9]

Partial filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2005The Magic ScarfVisual effectsShort film
2006Ice Age: The MeltdownProduction assistantFilm
2008Surviving SidSecond assistant editorDocumentary short
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursAssistant editorFilm
2009Horton Hears a Who!Apprentice editorFilm
2010Brownstones to Red DirtDirector, producer, cinematographer, editorDocumentary
2011RioAssistant editorFilm
2012KeiDirector, producer, cinematographer, editorDocumentary short
2013EpicFirst assistant editorFilm
2014I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StoryDirector, producer, cinematographer, editorDocumentary
2014We Must GoDirector, producer, director of photography, editorDocumentary
2019La Gran MadreDirector, producer, cinematographer, editorDocumentary
2017–19The ZooExecutive producerTV series
2019The DeportedExecutive producerDocumentary
2019The AquariumExecutive producerTV series
2019The Zoo: San DiegoExecutive producerTV series
2019AuntyDirector, cinematographer, editorShort film

References
  1. "Chad N. Walker: Regisseur". filmstarts. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Chad N. Walker: EDITOR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER". MUBI. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Chad N. Walker". African Filmny. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker on I AM BIG BIRD: THE CAROLL SPINNEY STORY". screenwritingmagazine. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "It Ain't Easy Being Big Bird, New Film Shows". cbslocal. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story". Metacritic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  7. "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. 8 May 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  8. "Cinéfest Sudbury hands out hardware". Northern Life. Laurentian Media Group. September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. "Dave LaMattina". African Filmny. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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