Conor was born in Crested Butte, Colorado and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He studied film at the University of Vermont before moving to New York City to work alongside his mentor, documentarian Albert Maysles. He then worked under the filmmaker Darren Aronofsky before deciding to pursue his own career as a documentary filmmaker. He’s now had multiple films screen at various festivals across the United States and is currently working on a number of different music videos and other new projects. Conor considers HIGH COUNTRY, a documentary about his hometown, to be a very personal passion project and has been working on it for five years. Conor currently lives in Sonoma, California.