Chris Lavis

Directing

Chris Lavis

Known for

Directing

Credits

13 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Girl Who Cried Pearls poster
7.5

A poor boy’s love for a girl whose tears turn to pearls leads him into a perilous bargain between love, greed, and survival.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

2025

The Girl Who Cried Pearls poster
7.5

A poor boy’s love for a girl whose tears turn to pearls leads him into a perilous bargain between love, greed, and survival.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls

2025

We Drink Too Much poster
5.0

An unapologetic take on the vicious cycle of earning too little and consuming too much.

We Drink Too Much

2017

We Drink Too Much poster
5.0

An unapologetic take on the vicious cycle of earning too little and consuming too much.

We Drink Too Much

2017

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life poster
7.1

Jennie the terrier has everything a dog could ever wish for, but still feels that something is missing. She leaves home to discover what that is.

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

2010

Madame Tutli-Putli poster
6.9

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.

Madame Tutli-Putli

2007

Madame Tutli-Putli poster
6.9

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.

Madame Tutli-Putli

2007

We Eat Shit poster
NR

An unapologetic warning about how complacent we can be.

We Eat Shit

2017

No artwork available
NR

Step into the studio for an exclusive, intimate performance by Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson.

Strangers with Patrick Watson

2015

Cochemare poster
4.4

Blending animation, live action, and stereoscopic 3D, Cochemare is an immersive, tactile, and sensory experience. As the viewer journeys from the mystical Forest of Storms to the orbiting International Space Station, the film forces us to confront our notions of voyeurism, femininity, and the separation of body and mind.

Cochemare

2013

Gymnasia poster
NR

Step into a dream, where the ghostly ephemera of a lost childhood await you.

Gymnasia

2019

No artwork available
NR

Inspired by Oskar Schlemmer’s ballet with choreography and dancing by Mistaya Hemingway.

Love Songs for Robots

2015

Saint-Louis Square poster
NR

Two gentlemanly pigeons sit next to the fountain at Saint-Louis Square in Montreal, playing checkers and enjoying the summer weather. Little do they know the dangers that lurk. Part of a series of NFB Public Service Alerts.

Saint-Louis Square

2017