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Chris Moukarbel

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  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Director Chris Moukarbel at Hong Kong University screening of Cypher
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Chris Moukarbel is an Emmy nominated director/ writer/ producer and runs the award winning production company Permanent Wave Productions. Moukarbel's first feature documentary Me @ The Zoo was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival in 2012 and was acquired by HBO Documentaries. Moukarbel then directed the Emmy nominated HBO documentary Banksy Does New York. Moukarbel directed and produced the award winning Netflix film GAGA: Five Foot Two, premiering at 2017 TIFF. In 2019 he directed/produced the film WIG ( HBO/Tribeca). His company Permanent Wave created the series Poly and the HBO series Sex On// which was conceived as a reboot of the classic show Real Sex.

Moukarbel's first narrative feature film Cypher, starring Tierra Whack with Imagine Entertainment, won Best U.S Narrative Feature at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. He also produced the HBO Jeremy O. Harris directed film 'Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.' through his production company Permanent Wave. His upcoming film The Honey Trap is being released on Paramount+. Chris Moukarbel's work often explores ideas around performance and technology.
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      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Me at the Zoo (2012)
    Me at the Zoo
    5.4
    • Producer
    • 2012
    Lady Gaga in Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
    Gaga: Five Foot Two
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Cypher (2023)
    Cypher
    5.8
    • Producer
    • 2023
    Kevin Aviance in Wig (2019)
    Wig
    6.9
    • Producer
    • 2019

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    Producer



    • Blue Scuti: Tetris Crasher (2025)
      Blue Scuti: Tetris Crasher
      • producer
      • 2025
    • The Honey Trap (2024)
      The Honey Trap
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. (2024)
      Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Cypher (2023)
      Cypher
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Poly (2022)
      Poly
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Kevin Aviance in Wig (2019)
      Wig
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Lady Gaga in Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
      Gaga: Five Foot Two
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Eddie Lovett, Emma Lovett, and Ceara Lynch in Sex on// (2014)
      Sex on//
      5.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Banksy Does New York (2014)
      Banksy Does New York
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Me at the Zoo (2012)
      Me at the Zoo
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2012

    Director



    • Blue Scuti: Tetris Crasher (2025)
      Blue Scuti: Tetris Crasher
      • Director
      • 2025
    • The Honey Trap (2024)
      The Honey Trap
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Cypher (2023)
      Cypher
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Poly (2022)
      Poly
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Kevin Aviance in Wig (2019)
      Wig
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Lady Gaga in Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
      Gaga: Five Foot Two
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Eddie Lovett, Emma Lovett, and Ceara Lynch in Sex on// (2014)
      Sex on//
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Banksy Does New York (2014)
      Banksy Does New York
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Me at the Zoo (2012)
      Me at the Zoo
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2012
    • R.E.M.: Every Day Is Yours to Win (2011)
      R.E.M.: Every Day Is Yours to Win
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2011

    Cinematographer



    • Poly (2022)
      Poly
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Kevin Aviance in Wig (2019)
      Wig
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Lady Gaga in Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)
      Gaga: Five Foot Two
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Eddie Lovett, Emma Lovett, and Ceara Lynch in Sex on// (2014)
      Sex on//
      5.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2015
    • Me at the Zoo (2012)
      Me at the Zoo
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012

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