Chris Vargas

Chris E. Vargas is a queer-tranny-feminist film and video maker originally from the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. Chris' first Super 8 short "Road Rash" made at Los Angeles City College in 2003 debuted at LA's Outfest in 2005, and has screened in queer film festivals in the states and internationally including Madrid, London, Milan, Paris, Toronto, Sydney, and Buenos Aires among others. He left Southern California in 2004 to study film and digital media at UC Santa Cruz, where he made "Drive" and "Gay Country Line Dance Aerobics," shorts which debuted at LA's Outfest 2006 and that are also making their way into gay film festival programs near you. Along with revolutionizing queer cinema Chris is also interested in community access media, recreational ornithology, and shoplifting. Chris can be reached at: chrisyourpants@gmail.com.