Directing
Christian Sparkes
EN cinema · 19 credits
Birthplace
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Christian Sparkes is an award winning writer and director hailing from Newfoundland, Canada. He has directed numerous episodes of television and his films have screened at the world's top festivals including TIFF, Fantastic Fest and Busan. An alumnus of the prestigious Canadian Film Centre in Toronto, Christian's debut feature Cast No Shadow was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards including Best Picture. His sophomore feature Hammer starring Will Patton and Mark O'Brien debuted in 2020 and received widespread acclaim from Roger Ebert and The Hollywood Reporter, amongst others. His third and fourth feature films, Sweetland and The King Tide, are set to be released in 2023, the latter of which was selected for TIFF's prestigious Platform Program.
Known for
Filmography
The King Tide
Director, Executive Producer
Sweetland
Director, Writer
Night for Night
Writer, Director, Editor
Hammer
Director, Screenplay, Story
Stolen
2019
Stolen
First Assistant Director
Cast No Shadow
Director, Producer
Vocation
Cinematography
A River in the Woods
2011
A River in the Woods
Writer, Producer, Editor, Director
Meters
2011
Meters
Still Photographer
Hard Light
First Assistant Camera
Snarbuckled
Graphic Designer
Here on In
2007
Here on In
Cinematography
Thick & Thin
Cinematography