Charles Austin Muir
Director/Writer
Charles Austin Muir
Director/Writer
I work with what I have to tell the best visual story I can.
I am a writer, DIY visual storyteller, and personal trainer living in Portland, Oregon. I am the author of several short fiction collections, including Slippery When Metastasized and the Splatterpunk Award-nominated This Is a Horror Book. I ventured into short films when a friend of mine, James J. Butler, started what became a 35-second micro film, The Unbearable Lightness of Crashing, which went on to screen at the PDX Motorcycle Film Festival in Portland, Oregon, and the MotoTematica Film Festival in Rome, Italy. I also run Biggy Sancho Books, a publishing platform for dog-themed children's books written and/or illustrated by wife, Kara Picante Muir.
Filmography
  • Acting (2 Credits)
    A History of Worry2021
    Experimental, Short
    Glimpses of a Brief Resurrection2021
    Experimental, Short
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    A History of Worry2021
    Experimental, Short
    Glimpses of a Brief Resurrection2021
    Experimental, Short
  • Director (2 Credits)
    A History of Worry2021
    Experimental, Short
    Glimpses of a Brief Resurrection2021
    Experimental, Short
Awards & Selections
Best Experimental Micro Film
A History of Worry
Oregon Short Film Festival
Portland, Oregon
2021
Education
College
Portland State University
English
1991 – 1996
Personal Details
Birth City
Astoria, Oregon
Hometown
Portland, Oregon
Height
5 feet, 8 inches
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Filipino
Eye Color
Brown
Married To
Kara Picante Muir
Trivia
I was an obituary writer for The Oregonian; I went semi-viral as the "Air Guitar Workout Guy" after a humor piece I wrote for Portland Mercury led to an interview with Huffington Post; my late cousin Brian Domonic Muir wrote and created the sci-fi horror cult classic, Critters.
I work with what I have to tell the best visual story I can.
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