ABOUT

CHRISTOPHER MURPHY is a director and cinematographer based in Bozeman, Montana, known for intimate, character-driven stories set in wild places. He often shoots the films he directs, bringing a documentary instinct for truth to work for brands including Oakley, Arc'teryx, Land Rover, YETI, Leica, Sitka, Vans, and The James Brand.

His directing work spans campaigns such as Arc'teryx's "For What's to Come," Oakley's "One Obsession," and a Land Rover commercial with Jimmy Chin, as well as branded films including YETI's "Malik" and "Kekoa," Leica's "Let Us Roam," and Sitka's "Searching for West." He also directed and produced the award-winning snowboard feature "Depth Perception" with Travis Rice.

In long-form documentary, Murphy produced and served as director of photography on National Geographic Documentary Films' "Torn," which premiered at Telluride, won Best Feature Film at Banff, and streams on Disney+. He was also DP on "Everest: The Other Side," which premiered at the 2026 Telluride Film Festival. Earlier camera credits include Spike Jonze's "Pretty Sweet," "Waiting for Lightning," Nat Geo Wild's "America the Wild," and series work for the BBC.

Murphy grew up in Great Falls, Montana, skateboarding and filming friends and family on a Hi8 camera, then editing on a homemade VHS tape-to-tape system. He is drawn to the kind of stories that feel deeply human: honest portraits that show people as they are, flaws and all, and explore how we connect to our communities, to nature, and to each other. That same curiosity drives his work, always searching for the people, places, and quiet moments that give a film its lasting power.