Chris Dowling is an American screenwriter and film director. He is known as screenwriter of the films '' Blue Miracle'' (2021) and '' Priceless'' (2016) and co-writer of the film ''

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'' (2022). Dowling wrote and directed the films ''

Where Hope Grows ''Where Hope Grows'' is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Chris Dowling and starring David DeSanctis, Danica McKellar, Kerr Smith, Brooke Burns, William Zabka, Kristoffer Polaha and McKaley Miller. It was released on May 15, 2015, ...

'' (2014) and ''Roll With It'' (2022). He was co-writer and director of the 2019 film, '' Run the Race''.

Early life

Dowling was born in

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and grew up in

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, Texas. After graduating from the

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with a degree in Radio/Television/Film, he moved to

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in 2009.

Film awards and honors

'', a 2022 American film directed by Alex Lehmann and written by Lehmann and Dowling, received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2022

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. ''Roll With It'', a 2022 American film written and directed by Dowling, was the Audience Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature at the 2022

. '' Blue Miracle,'' a 2021 American

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directed by Julio Quintana from a screenplay by Quintana and Dowling, was nominated for the

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for Inspirational Film/Series of the Year at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards. '' Blue Miracle'' received the

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Epiphany Award as “Most Inspiring Movie of 2021”. ''

'', which Dowling wrote and directed, received the 2014

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Audience Choice Award Winner, Narrative Feature,

Filmography

As director * 2004 – ''The Plight of Clownana'' * 2009 – ''

Rock Slyde ''Rock Slyde'' is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Chris Dowling on his feature-length directorial debut. and produced by Will Wallace, Josh Young, and Milan Chakraborty. This independent production stars Patrick Warburton, And ...

'' * 2014 – ''

'' * 2018 – '' Run the Race'' * 2022 – ''Roll With It'' As writer *2004 – ''The Plight of Clownana'' *2009 – ''

'' *2014 – ''

The Remaining ''The Remaining'' is a 2014 American apocalyptic horror film directed by Casey La Scala, who co-wrote the script with Chris Dowling. The film had a limited theatrical release on September 5, 2014, and centers upon a group of friends that are forc ...

'' *2014 – ''

'' *2016 – '' Priceless'' *2018 – '' Run the Race'' *2019 – ''The World We Make'' *2021 – '' Blue Miracle'' *2022 – ''

'' As producer *2011 - ''RepoGames'' *2016 - ''Asperger's Are Us'' *2019 - ''On Tour With Aspergers Are Us''

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