Christopher Hines is an American
documentary film director and a
journalist
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Hines started as a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area, reporting on politics, business, education and military affairs for the ''
Oakland Tribune
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Founded in 1874, the ''Tribune'' rose to become an influential daily newspaper. With the decli ...
'' and ''
San Francisco Chronicle
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''. Hines was an embedded journalist during the
Iraq War
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and became an international correspondent reporting from Asia and the Middle East. He went on to produce news and cultural shows for
CNN, as well as entertainment news shows for
VH1
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,
MTV
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,
CMT and
E! including ''
E! True Hollywood Story
''E! True Hollywood Story'' is an American television documentary series on E! that pulls back the curtain and highlights some of pop culture's most fascinating people, moments and trends. The series offers exclusive interviews with new insigh ...
'' (THS). He also launched investigative reporting shows most notably ''THS Investigates'' on various topics, including ''Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer, Love Behind Bars, Hot for Student, Deadly Waters and Plastic Surgery Nightmares.''
Through his own production company Rogue Culture Inc., he developed a wide range of programming. His critically acclaimed documentary ''The Butch Factor'' was featured in a number of film festivals.
Queer Film Festival: ''The Butch Factor''
He followed that up with the documentaries ''Loving Large'', ''Legalize Gay'', ''Long & Short of Body Hair'', ''Gay Lives of Straight Guys'', ''Gays in Prison'', ''Bad Ass Gays'', ''The Adonis Factor'' and ''Man 2 Man: A Gay Man’s Guide to Finding Love''.
Filmography
Director/producer
* 2009: '' The Butch Factor'' (documentary)
* 2010: '' The Adonis Factor'' (documentary)
* 2011: '' Man 2 Man: A Gay Man's Guide to Finding Love'' (documentary)
* 2011: ''Legalize Gay'' (documentary)
Producer
* 2004–2007: E! True Hollywood Story (documentaries). Several episodes: "Sharon Stone", "Laci Peterson" and "Dancing with the Stars"
* 2005–2008: ''THS Investigates''. Several shows including: "Love Behind Bars", "Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer", "Plastic Surgery Nightmares", "Hot for Student", "Diet Fads"
References
External links
*
''The Adonis Factor'' official website
''The Butch Factor'' official website
American film directors
American television producers
American male journalists
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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