Chris Cashman (born February 25, 1975) is an American film producer,

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, and

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who produced the films ''

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'' (2015), ''

Club Frontera ''Club Frontera'', also known as ''Xolos: Tijuana's Team'', is a 2016 documentary film by Chris Cashman (filmmaker), Chris Cashman in his documentary directorial debut. Plot Tijuana's Club Tijuana, Xolos leave a positive impact on a city known ...

'' (2016), ''Undocumented'' (2016)'', San Diego's Gay Bar History'' (2018), '' To Hell and Gone'' (2019), and '' Leave 'Em Laughing'' (2020).

Early life

Cashman attended St. Augustine High School and graduated in 1993. He received a

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from

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...

Career

In the mid 2000s, Cashman worked as

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and photo double for actor

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on the films '' Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie'', ''Kicking & Screaming'', and ''Stranger Than Fiction''. In 2006, he financed the film ''Carts'' with his wife. It was shot by Darren Leis on the GY-HD100U Pro HD camcorder. Prior to the

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, Cashman produced and released the short film ''Undocumented'' about immigrant deportations if

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were elected president. In 2018, he produced '' San Diego's Gay Bar History'', a documentary that looks at the lesser known history of

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. In 2020, Cashman directed and produced the short film ''Leave 'Em Laughing'' which centered on

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's final standup performance.

''Club Frontera''

In 2016, Cashman wrote, directed, and produced his first feature documentary in

Tijuana Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...

called ''Club Frontera'', which focused on the Mexican professional

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club '' Xolos''. He wanted to improve the city's reputation by shedding light on the culture and community which had been tarnished by corruption and conflict. The film took five years to be distributed, was shortened for television and renamed ''Xolos: Tijuana’s Team''.

Filmography

Accolades

References

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* * Living people {{DEFAULTSORT:Cashman, Chris 1975 births Film producers from California Screenwriters from California Film directors from California Writers from San Diego Villanova University alumni American documentary film directors American documentary film producers