Chris Peckover
Chris Peckover (born 1981 or 1982) is an Australian Canadian filmmaker best known for the horror films Undocumented and Better Watch Out.
Chris Peckover
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- Canada
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter
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- horror fiction
- Known for
- Better Watch Out
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Early life
Early life
Peckover was born in Montreal and holds dual citizenship in Canada and Australia as his mother is Australian. He was raised in Rockwall, Texas.
Education
Education
Peckover attended Yale University, where he initially intended to study psychology as a pre-med student before switching to a film studies major. He later graduated from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California.
Career
Career
A year after graduating from the University of Southern California, Peckover sold the script to his first feature film, Undocumented. The finished project was released in 2010. Peckover's second feature, the holiday horror film Better Watch Out, was released in 2016.
Personal life
Personal life
Peckover identifies as queer.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Ref. • 2010 — Undocumented • 2016 — Better Watch Out
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result — Ref. • 2016 — Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival — Audience Award for Best Film — Better Watch Out • Jury Award for Best Film • 2017 — Fantasia International Film Festival — Audience Award for Best European / North-South American Feature • Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film — Golden Raven
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- 1.Lipsett, Joe. Queer Horror Director Showcase: Chris Peckover on 'The Mexican' As A Coming Out Film, Desexualized Queer Characters And The Ups and Downs Of Hollywood. Queer Horror Movies. 24 June 2019.
- 2.Hexpot, Valeska. 13 Questions with Director Chris Peckover, Better Watch Out. Anatomy of a Scream. 26 August 2017.
- 3.Megas, Natalia. Screenwriting and Directing a Dark Christmas Film: Better Watch Out. Script Magazine. 14 December 2017.
- 4.Undocumented. Hanway Films.
- 5.Better Watch Out. Film at Lincoln Center.
- 6.Fantasia Festival 2017 Awards Celebrate the Best in Horror and Other Genre Fare. Rue Morgue. 3 August 2017.
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