Chris Molina
Directing
Biography
A Miami-based filmmaker whose work often focuses on queer stories. Chris draws on his personal experiences, blurring the line between fiction and autobiography. His short films like Is That All There Is? (2020) and The Truth of A Thousand Nights (2022) were met with praise at festivals like Wicked Queer, New Orleans Film Festival, Bend Film Festival, and Miami Film Festival. In 2022, The Miami New Times named Molina Miami’s Best Film Director, reporting he was “becoming a marquee name in the South Florida film scene.” In 2023, Molina was named an Oolite Arts Cinematic Artist In Residence, where he crafted his debut feature, Fallen Fruit.
Known For
A heartbroken 20-something reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Miami, where he's forced to reevaluate his relationships in the face of a looming hurricane.
Fallen Fruit
Using VHS tape and direct addresses to the camera, a man crafts a moving self portrait examining his definition of family and life during his mid-20s.
I Wonder If I'm Growing
Reeling after a breakup, and increasingly worried that all of his friends are going to leave him behind, a forlorn young man searches for solace in Disney World and Grindr.
Is That All There Is?
The Truth of A Thousand Nights follows Ian who, after a break-up, decides to throw himself into hook-up culture by meeting up with Sage. The two have an explosive meeting and, after getting to know each other, spend the night discussing love, sex, and relationships.
The Truth of a Thousand Nights
Kate Walsh is a social media influencer who decides to expand her demographic and become a gay icon
Kate Walsh, Gay Icon
Ex-boyfriends spend the apocalypse together in a tropical oasis reflecting on their relationship