Christopher Jarvis (b. 1989) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Detroit, MI. He is available for commissions, commercial work, and editorial assignments.
In 2024 he was selected to participate in the juried portfolio review at the Center for Photography at Woodstock. He also had his first solo exhibition “You’ve Been Here Before” at the Ferndale Public Library as part of the Nova24 Photo & Film Festival. In 2023 he won Second Prize in the Life Framer Black & White Photography Contest and his super 8mm film “Singularity” screened at the Cannes Film Festival. It also won the worldwide Straight 8 filmmaking competition and screened at the British Film Institute, the London Short Film Festival, and screened at cinemas in the UK, Portugal, and Brazil. In 2020 his short film “Bruised Fruit” won the Audience Award at the Central Michigan International Film Festival. It also won Best Michigan Short at the Royal Starr Film Festival and was nominated for Best Short Film at the New York World Film Festival, the Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival, and the Detroit Filmmaker Awards. In 2017 he scored the VR film “If Not Love” that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His films have screened all over the country including the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, the Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival, the Miami Independent Film Festival, Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival, and more.
He currently teaches Digital Media Arts at Lawrence Technological University and lives in Detroit, MI with his partner and dog, Varda.