Chris J. Russo's award-winning short films have screened at hundreds of film festivals worldwide and on cable television. Her recently completed 35mm short, A WOMAN REPORTED· is an official selection of the 2004 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL and stars Moira Kelly (WB's One Tree Hill, The Safety of Objects,The West Wing, Chaplin). In 2002 Chris wrote and directed, Size 'em Up, a 35mm short film featuring Julie Brown, Stella Stevens and Leisha Hailey, which is currently licensed and airing on both SHOWTIME and the Women's Entertainment Network.

In 2003, Chris was a finalist in the IFP Director's Lab for a feature script she hopes to direct, co-written by Kelly Hankin titled, Directed By Dorothy Arzner, which examines the life and career of legendary film director Dorothy Arzner. Both writers hold a three-year option on the book of the same title, written by Judith Mayne. Chris has won audience awards for Best Short Documentary at both Outfest 2000 and the 2000 Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival for her film, Straight Down the Aisle: Confessions of Lesbian Bridesmaids co-directed by Kelly Hankin. In addition to writing and directing, Chris works with television producers, studio executives and cinematographers on a daily basis in her role as Production Executive for Eastman Kodak Company in Hollywood.