Christopher Vernale

New York-born, Southern-raised, and now Brooklyn-based filmmaker Christopher Vernale has been perfecting his craft as a cinematographer and director for over a decade. His interest in filmmaking started at a very young age, when his older brother let him watch horror movies long before he could walk. After pursuing creative writing in high school, Christopher soon picked up photography. "Hands on" was always the way Christopher liked to work, learning by doing, and from college to his professional career he has striven to learn every aspect of the filmmaking process that he possibly could. He started El Raven Productions in 2013 and has written, produced, shot, and edited a multitude of projects, working in everything from television to commercial production to narrative feature films. His visual style is organic and balanced, with a keen sense of storytelling that brings out the highest level of authenticity in his work. Long Goodbye is his directorial debut.