Christa Watkins

Christa was born in Maryland, and grew up in York County, Pennsylvania. She moved back to Maryland with her parents at the age of 16, and began a short-lived music career soon after. She found an office job at a small magazine and worked her way up to designer, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, and Director. In 1998, she moved to Nashville and took a part-time job at a movie theatre. Soon she moved up to management, and the "real job" she was avoiding cornered her. While working a slow day shift, she met Read Ridley, who was interested in using the theatre to screen a film. The screening didn't happen, but they stayed in touch, and the following year he offered her the role of Billie in his film, Dodge City: A Spaghetto Western. She's quite proud of the fact that she coined the term "spaghetto" while sitting on his couch one day as they reviewed the script. She continued working with Ridley off and on over the next several years, including contributing to a few entries in the 48 Hour Film Challenge. She has since stopped working in film but still occasionally consults on projects.