Christopher Burgart

Christopher is a Los Angeles based writer and filmmaker. His award-winning screenplays focus on the thriller and horror genres. Originally from San Francisco, Christopher graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2011. There he majored in both Communication and Sociology, and earned an undergraduate certificate in the Technology Management Program from the College of Engineering. While attending UCSB, Christopher joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, serving two terms as President of the California Eta Chapter, and befriending many like-minded, entrepreneurial, and creative classmates. Encouraged to take courses in Film Studies, Christopher's desire to make movies was reignited. In 2010, as a junior in college, he submitted his original screenplay, Sapien, into the Santa Barbara Script Competition and won both in the horror category, and the overall competition. After college, Christopher moved to Los Angeles and continued to hone his writing prowess, all while operating his own business. In early 2018 he completed the script for Witnesses, which he specifically crafted with the intention to self-fund and produce into a feature film. Christopher scouted locations, secured a studio, brought together a production team, built sets, obtained props and equipment, held auditions, and cast the talent for the film all inside two months. Principal photography began in mid-May 2018, and wrapped two weeks later. With principle photography done, and post-production having been completed in May of 2019, Christopher released Witnesses under his company, Archon Films, to streaming platforms in September of 2019.