Chris Temple (born May 20, 1989) is an American documentary filmmaker. In 2012, he co-founded the non-profit production company Optimist with Zach Ingrasci.
Career
Temple's first documentary was ''
Living on One Dollar
''Living on One Dollar'' is a documentary film directed, produced and edited by Chris Temple, Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, and Ryan Christofferson.
Premise
The film follows the experience of four young friends as they live on less than $1 a d ...
'' in 2012. The film focuses on life in extreme poverty in the rural Guatemalan town of Pena Blanca. It was co-created with Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, and Ryan Christoffersen. The film released on Netflix in 2015.
In 2015, Temple co-directed his second documentary ''
Salam Neighbor
''Salam Neighbor'' is a 2015 documentary film by the production companies Living on One Dollar and 1001 MEDIA. The title means "hello" neighbor. The title has a dual meaning as the Arabic word "salam" also means "peace."
The film documents the ex ...
''. The film documents life inside of the Za'atari refugee camp and was a co-production with 1001 Media. The film premiered at AFI Docs film festival in 2015 and released on Netflix in 2016. The film was awarded the 2016 Muslim Public Affairs Council Annual Media Awards.
Temple's filmography also includes co-directing ''The Undocumented Lawyer'' (HBO 2020), ''Five Years North'' (PBS, 2020), ''Free to Care'' (2022), ''This Is Not Financial Advice'' (Tribeca, 2023), and ''The Untitled Ethereum Film'' (2024). He produced ''Rosa - These Storms'' (The Atlantic, 2016) and ''Paperboy Love Prince Runs for Mayor'' (2022). Temple is also a frequent keynote speaker and contributor to the Huffington Post.
His most recent documentary, ''This Is Not Financial Advice,'' premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June of 2023. According to Investopedia, it "shows the human side of crypto, meme craze, and influencers."
Awards
* 2015 Top 100 Visionary Leaders by Real Leaders Magazine
* 2017 Daily Point of Light Award
* 2020 DuPont-Columbia Award Finalist for outstanding journalism
* 2022 Imagen Award Finalist
* 2022 40 Under 40 by HBO and DOC NYC
Feature directing filmography
* ''
Living on One Dollar
''Living on One Dollar'' is a documentary film directed, produced and edited by Chris Temple, Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, and Ryan Christofferson.
Premise
The film follows the experience of four young friends as they live on less than $1 a d ...
''
* ''
Salam Neighbor
''Salam Neighbor'' is a 2015 documentary film by the production companies Living on One Dollar and 1001 MEDIA. The title means "hello" neighbor. The title has a dual meaning as the Arabic word "salam" also means "peace."
The film documents the ex ...
''
* ''Five Years North''
* ''This Is Not Financial Advice''
References
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1989 births
Living people