Chris Cashman (born February 25, 1975) is an American film producer, film director, and screenwriter who produced the films Thane of East County (2015), Club Frontera (2016), Undocumented (2016), San Diego's Gay Bar History (2018), To Hell and Gone (2019), and Leave 'Em Laughing (2020).
Early life Cashman attended St. Augustine High School and graduated in 1993. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University.
Career In the mid 2000s, Cashman worked as stuntman and photo double for actor Will Ferrell on the films Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, Kicking & Screaming, and Stranger Than Fiction. In 2006, he financed the film Carts with his wife. It was shot by Darren Leis on the GY-HD100U Pro HD camcorder.
Prior to the 2016 United States presidential election, Cashman produced and released the short film Undocumented about immigrant deportations if Donald Trump were elected president. In 2018, he produced San Diego's Gay Bar History, a documentary that looks at the lesser known history of gay bars in San Diego. In 2020, Cashman directed and produced the short film Leave 'Em Laughing which centered on Dick Shawn's final standup performance.
Club Frontera
In 2016, Cashman wrote, directed, and produced his first feature documentary in Tijuana called Club Frontera, which focused on the Mexican professional football club Xolos. He wanted to improve the city's reputation by shedding light on the culture and community which had been tarnished by corruption and conflict. The film took five years to be distributed, was shortened for television and renamed Xolos: Tijuana’s Team.
Filmography +Feature filmsYearTitleProducerDirectorWriterNotes2007Carts2011The Victorville Massacre2015Thane of East CountyAlso first assistant director2016A Life Lived2019God IncorporatedAlso known as Ism2019To Hell and GoneTBABeyond the Break +Short filmsYearTitleProducerDirectorWriterRef.2010Goofyfoot2011Revelations2016Undocumented2020Leave 'Em Laughing +DocumentariesYearTitleProducerDirectorWriterRef.2016Club Frontera2018San Diego's Gay Bar History2022Sons of St. Augustine
Accolades FestivalYearAwardTitleResultRef.The Valley Film Festival2007Best FeatureCarts2010Audience Choice: Best Short DramaGoofyfootChicago Latino Film Festival2016Audience Choice Feature: DocumentaryClub FronteraDowntown Los Angeles Film Festival2016Best Feature DocumentarySan Diego Latino Film Festival2016Best Feature DocumentaryNational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences2019Pacific Southwest Emmy Award: DocumentarySan Diego's Gay Bar History2021Pacific Southwest Emmy Award: Sports - ProgramClub Frontera – Ep. 1 The City with No TeamOceanside International Film Festival2020Best ScreenplayLeave 'Em LaughingBest Directing in a Short Film
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