Christopher Radcliff

Editing

Christopher Radcliff

Place of birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for

Editing

Credits

10 titles

Christopher Radcliff is an award-winning Chinese American filmmaker based in New York City. His work has screened worldwide including at Sundance, SXSW, Clermont-Ferrand, and Rotterdam film festivals, at The Shed in New York City and The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, and online via Criterion, Short of the Week, Vimeo Staff Picks, and Lé Cinema Club. His first feature film THE STRANGE ONES was released theatrically in 2018, and was named by John Waters as one of the top ten films of the year. Recently he directed and edited WE WERE THE SCENERY, a documentary short that will be premiering at Sundance 2025. As an editor, he is member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, with credits on fi…

Known for

Zi poster
NR

In Hong Kong, a young woman haunted by visions of her future self meets a stranger who changes the course of her night -- and possibly her life.

Zi

2026

Boys On Film: Bad Romance poster
6.4

Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, including: Alain Hain's "Curious Thing" starring Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas; Christoph Scheermann's "Cake and Sand" starring Bartholomew Sammut and Jan Andreesen; Michael Rozanov's "Watch Over Me" starring Guy Kapulnik and Davidi Hoffman; Joachim Back's "The New Tenants" starring David Rakoff and Jamie Harrold; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Just Friends?" starring Lee Je-hoon and Yeon Woo-jin; Étienne Desrosiers's "Mirrors" starring Xavier Dolan, Stéphane Demers, and Julie Beauchemin; Christopher Banks's "Communication" starring Rudi Vodanovich and Alexander Campbell; Tomer Velkoff's "The Traitor" co-starring Shmulik Goldstein; Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's "The Strange Ones" starring David Call, Tobias Campbell, and Merritt Wever; and Tamer Ruggli's "Cappuccino" starring Benjamin Décosterd and Manuela Biedermann.

Boys On Film: Bad Romance

2011

We Were the Scenery poster
7.0

In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”

We Were the Scenery

2025

The Strange Ones poster
5.3

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film version of the 2011 short film going by the same name.

The Strange Ones

2018

The Strange Ones poster
6.7

A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all seems normal, but nothing is what it seems to be. Short film not to be confused with the 2017 feature film with the same name.

The Strange Ones

2011

Lost Episode poster
1.0

Suicidemouse.avi is a disturbing internet video that recontextualises a Mickey Mouse cartoon as cursed object. The alleged 'lost episode' is so upsetting, it has been said to drive viewers to suicide. In Christopher Radcliff’s hands, nervous reactions are cross-cut with the video itself, showing how even the most innocent imagery can become the stuff of nightmares.

Lost Episode

2019

Behind the camera

Zi poster
NR

In Hong Kong, a young woman haunted by visions of her future self meets a stranger who changes the course of her night -- and possibly her life.

Zi

2026

Boys On Film: Bad Romance poster
6.4

Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, including: Alain Hain's "Curious Thing" starring Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas; Christoph Scheermann's "Cake and Sand" starring Bartholomew Sammut and Jan Andreesen; Michael Rozanov's "Watch Over Me" starring Guy Kapulnik and Davidi Hoffman; Joachim Back's "The New Tenants" starring David Rakoff and Jamie Harrold; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Just Friends?" starring Lee Je-hoon and Yeon Woo-jin; Étienne Desrosiers's "Mirrors" starring Xavier Dolan, Stéphane Demers, and Julie Beauchemin; Christopher Banks's "Communication" starring Rudi Vodanovich and Alexander Campbell; Tomer Velkoff's "The Traitor" co-starring Shmulik Goldstein; Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's "The Strange Ones" starring David Call, Tobias Campbell, and Merritt Wever; and Tamer Ruggli's "Cappuccino" starring Benjamin Décosterd and Manuela Biedermann.

Boys On Film: Bad Romance

2011

Boys On Film: Bad Romance poster
6.4

Experience an alternative take on attraction with Boys On Film. Bad Romance explores the darker side with a collection of edgy and sexy short films, including: Alain Hain's "Curious Thing" starring Danny Bernardy and Matthew Wilkas; Christoph Scheermann's "Cake and Sand" starring Bartholomew Sammut and Jan Andreesen; Michael Rozanov's "Watch Over Me" starring Guy Kapulnik and Davidi Hoffman; Joachim Back's "The New Tenants" starring David Rakoff and Jamie Harrold; Kim Jho Gwang-soo's "Just Friends?" starring Lee Je-hoon and Yeon Woo-jin; Étienne Desrosiers's "Mirrors" starring Xavier Dolan, Stéphane Demers, and Julie Beauchemin; Christopher Banks's "Communication" starring Rudi Vodanovich and Alexander Campbell; Tomer Velkoff's "The Traitor" co-starring Shmulik Goldstein; Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's "The Strange Ones" starring David Call, Tobias Campbell, and Merritt Wever; and Tamer Ruggli's "Cappuccino" starring Benjamin Décosterd and Manuela Biedermann.

Boys On Film: Bad Romance

2011

We Were the Scenery poster
7.0

In 1975, soon after the end of the Vietnam War, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che fled the country on a small boat. After nine days at sea, they docked in the Philippines, where they were utilized as background extras for “Apocalypse Now.”

We Were the Scenery

2025

The Strange Ones poster
5.3

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film version of the 2011 short film going by the same name.

The Strange Ones

2018

The Strange Ones poster
5.3

Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is the feature film version of the 2011 short film going by the same name.

The Strange Ones

2018

The Strange Ones poster
6.7

A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all seems normal, but nothing is what it seems to be. Short film not to be confused with the 2017 feature film with the same name.

The Strange Ones

2011

The Strange Ones poster
6.7

A man and a boy, traveling to an unknown destination, find respite in a motel swimming pool. On the surface all seems normal, but nothing is what it seems to be. Short film not to be confused with the 2017 feature film with the same name.

The Strange Ones

2011

Lost Episode poster
1.0

Suicidemouse.avi is a disturbing internet video that recontextualises a Mickey Mouse cartoon as cursed object. The alleged 'lost episode' is so upsetting, it has been said to drive viewers to suicide. In Christopher Radcliff’s hands, nervous reactions are cross-cut with the video itself, showing how even the most innocent imagery can become the stuff of nightmares.

Lost Episode

2019

Jonathan's Chest poster
7.0

Everything changes for Alex, a troubled teenage boy, when he is awoken one night by someone claiming to be his brother, who disappeared years earlier.

Jonathan's Chest

2014