- Born
- Nickname
- Big Town Chris
- Dr. Christopher C. Odom earned his PhD in Texts and Technology, Digital Media at the University of Central Florida; his MFA in Film and Television from the University of California, Los Angeles; and his BA in Film and Video Production from Georgia State University. Throughout Dr. Odom's 30-year career in the entertainment industry, as a filmmaker, Dr. Odom has produced, directed, written, shot, and/or edited +500 short and long-form creative projects. In addition, for over a decade as a Course Director at Full Sail University, Dr. Odom has supervised and developed an additional +500 student short scripts and films.
A published author and domestic and international award-winning filmmaker and voiceover talent, Dr. Odom's work has appeared in major cities worldwide, including Cannes, Berlin, Tel Aviv, New York, and Los Angeles.
A former story analyst for Creative Artists Agency and a member of the Writers Guild of America Independent Writer's Caucus, Dr. Odom's directing, producing, writing, cinematography, editing, and on-camera credits include feature films with international distribution through Entertainment One, promos and trailers for the nationally televised ITVS-produced PBS series Independent Lens, and aviation news stories for Airborne-Unlimited on the Aero-News Network.
Dr. Odom serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Our Vision Caribbean and Latino Film Festival; Vice President of Communications, Publicity, and Brand Strategy for EJO Ventures, and a Course Director for the Digital Cinematography Bachelor of Science Program (DCBS) at Full Sail University.
Dr. Odom's international and domestic multi-award-winning short documentary film "Justice for George Floyd: The Tipping Point?" about the visual imagery emerging on social media from the Justice for George Floyd Protests, as a social movement, has accumulated over 17 awards, honors, and screenings on the independent film festival circuit.
Learn more about Dr. Odom's background on LinkedIn.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christopher C. Odom
- Odom, Dave Meyers, Mark Morgan and Chris Bender were all part of the same Hollywood Assistants Gathering during the late 90s.
- He applied for 4 consecutive years for the Master of Fine Arts Program in Screenwriting at Los Angeles University of California before he was finally admitted. While at UCLA, he took classes with Scott Kosar, Felicia D. Henderson, Josefina Lopez, Beverly Neufeld and Travis Wright.
- He is also a professional swing dancer who has appeared in various TV shows and independent films and performed for President Bill Clinton.
- He first attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia before later transferring to Georgia State University.
- He used to sing in the Unity Choir at the infamous The First A.M.E. Church Choir FAME Church in Los Angeles.
- Success is not an effect; it's a cause.
- Quite often in life, we're willing to be paid to be unhappy, while the price of happiness was absolutely free.
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