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Chris Martinez

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Biography

Chris Martinez is a Mexican-American writer and director from Austin, Texas, who is currently based in New York City. He has directed numerous short films, both digitally and on film, and recently co-wrote/co-directed a microbudget feature titled, Aitana Needs a Gun (2024). His short screenplay, Hombre, placed as a Second-Rounder in the 2024 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition and as a Semi-Finalist at the 2024 Cinequest Screenwriting Competition. He also worked as a script development intern for Running Man Productions and recently graduated with his B.F.A. from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Known For

You Haunt Me
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Ben Howardson, a grieving middle-aged man, grapples with the loss of his accomplished concert pianist mother, Eileen Howardson. Her absence has left an indelible void in his life. Ben returns to his childhood home to pack up Eileen’s belongings. Upon entering, he encounters an unsettling sensation. What awaits him within those walls is an extraordinary event that will transform his life. Ben will confront his painful past, his paralyzed present, and his uncertain, yet hopeful future.

You Haunt Me

2026
Aitana Needs a Gun
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When two reckless best friends get evicted from their apartment, they embark on a road trip with a pair of German immigrants attempting to trap them into green-card marriages.

Aitana Needs a Gun

2025
Canicas
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A distraught teen attempts to track down her recently-deceased father’s missing cat, only to unearth a devastating family secret in the process.

Canicas

2025
Irrational
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After ten years of practice without much success, a high school senior competes in her final high-stakes pi memorization tournament.

Irrational

2025
São Paulo, New York
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As Felipe’s Student Visa nears its expiration, he faces an impossible choice: stay in New York and fight for a chance to pursue his love for Hip-Hop, or return to São Paulo and confront the life, culture, and music he left behind.

São Paulo, New York

when all is said & done
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Jaswant & Lucy’s plans to move out become emotionally charged.

when all is said & done

2024
You Me, Him Her
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A messy entanglement turns a dinner party into an explosive night of madness and jubilation.

You Me, Him Her

Out of Focus
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In Philadelphia, an aspiring rapper tries to carve out a space for himself but begins to lose hope.

Out of Focus

2023