Chip Hackler, associate professor
King Hall 102G | 910.962.7389 | hacklerc@uncw.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- M.F.A., Creative Writing, Emphasis in Screenwriting Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont
- B.A. in English, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
Chip Hackler teaches screenwriting, directing, and film production. He has worked in the film industry for more than 25 years.
IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352536/
Filmography
TWO HOURS IN THE DARK
Writer, Director, Producer
16mm narrative; 35 min.
"An intelligent, well made short story about a Hollywood legend you will find intriguing and endearing." Jeffrey Lyons, KNBC/LYONS DEN RADIO
Trailer, reviews, etc.: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Hours-In-The-Dark/111759648859691?ref=ts
Screenings & Awards
BEST OF FEST (top prize)
Route 66 International Film Festival
JUDGES CHOICE (top prize)
Alabama International Film Festival
BEST CALIFORNIA SHORT
California Film Awards
JURY AWARD – BEST SHORT
Charleston International Film Festival
OFFICIAL BEST OF FEST AWARD
Official Best of Fest Awards
BEST SPIRITUAL FILM
Breckenridge Festival of Film
BEST NARRATIVE FILM
The Light Factory Filmmakers Showcase
REDEMPTIVE STORYTELLER AWARD
Redemptive Film Festival
AWARD OF MERIT
Best Shorts Competition
FICTION JURIED SCREENING AWARD
University Film & Video Association
Additional screenings: Rhode Island International Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, New Filmmakers New York, Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, Red Rock Film Festival, Alexandria Film Festival, North Country Film Festival, Reel Dakota Film Festival, Spirit Quest Film Festival, East Carolina Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, Asheville Film Festival, Lighthouse International Film Festival; USS Battleship NC; Pleasure Island Summer Film Series; and screening with Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” at UNCW.
Press for “TWO HOURS IN THE DARK”:
Greater Wilmington Business Journal: http://wilmingtonbiz.com/industry_news_details.php?id=1437
Lumina News: http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=5340&iid=192&sud=42
Star-News: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080723/ARTICLES/807230339/1004&title
Georgetown Times: http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/UNCW-films-on-Front-Street
UNCW News: http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/atuncw/annview.aspx?id=5958
Filmography (continued)
DAWN PATROL
Writer, Director, Cinematographer
Super-8 & DV lyrical narrative; 8 min.
Cucalorus Film Festival
First Coast Surf Film Festival (FL)
University Film & Video Association (CA)
Goddard College (VT)
UNCW
CATHEDRAL
Writer, Director, Producer
16mm narrative; 30 min.
Broadcast on UNC-TV, North Carolina Public Television
Local Focus film series-UNCW
Elon College Film Festival
Cape Fear Cinema Symposium
Utilized in college courses in Michigan, Florida, Maryland and North Carolina
PSA FOR VOTER REGISTRATION
Writer, Director
35mm PSA
1st Prize, Go Vote PSA Contest, NC Center for Voter Education
Cucalorus Film Festival (inaugural festival, 1994)
Flicker Film Festival, Chapel Hill, NC
Broadcast on network television
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