Biography

Chris Bongirne over the last two years has been Executive Producer of five films - THE VIRTUOSO w/ Anthony Hopkins; two films for Hulu - THE BINGE with Vince Vaughn and PLAN B a teen road movie; 16 BARS, an urban coming of age and BASHIRA, a horror thriller in the Japanese manga style. There are also two WIP multi-part documentaries: THE LIFE OF DANTE shot in Italy/ UK as well as 49 HOURS, about TE Lawrence, the real Lawrence of Arabia, filmed in Jordan, Israel, Egypt and UK. Chris was also Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed film, MARSHALL, about the early life of Thurgood Marshall, with Chadwick Boseman playing the title role alongside Josh Gad and Kate Hudson. In the indie world, he has produced the well received, BLACKOUT with Michael B. Jordan and Zoe Saldana; MULTIPLE SARCASMS, with Mira Sorvino and Timothy Hutton; THE TENANTS, based on the Bernard Malamud novel, with Snoop Dogg and Dylan McDermott as well as the ensemble drama, ORDINARY SINNER, starring Elizabeth Banks. Major studio work includes supervising Madonna’s directing debut, W.E., and I AM LEGEND w/ Warner Bros and co-producing the ultimate big wave surfing flick, IN GOD'S HANDS w/ Sony Pictures. Other documentary work includes the PBS film THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE directed by Ken Burns and with Ric Burns directing THE PILGRIMS, A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN BALLET THEATER and DEATH AND THE CIVIL WAR.

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