chase the light

I put in an Amazon order recently for a set of DVD’s [LINK]. It’s a series of compilation discs of three different music video directors. Well they came in yesterday and were sitting in my office. I particularly got a lot of mileage out of this one from some of my more naive friends [LINK]. One even said, “And you can buy this on Amazon?”. “Oh, yes, I’ve been quite busy working with Madonna, Bjork, and Aphex Twins outside of my day job.” Of course those in the know, know that the other Chris Cunningham is quite the amazing video director. The bastard. Hence the whole reason I use my full name Christian for screen credits. That and I’m really shallow and vain because my full name is pretty long and therefore much bigger than everybody’s else’s. Like a John Hancock of screen credits because it’s easier to find after 2000 names have rolled by. After watching the disc, that Bjork video for “All Is Full Of Love” really is a thing of beauty [LINK]. Twice now, at different companies, I’ve been introduced to people who have stalled for a second when they heard my name and sheepishly asked are you THE Chris Cunningham. Um, sadly, no. I’ll forever be THE OTHER Chris Cunningham.