Rob Christopher wrote, directed, and starred in the acclaimed fiction feature "Pause of the Clock," which had its World Premiere at the Denver Film Festival in 2015 and screened at the Gene Siskel Film Center in 2016. In January 2017 it was nominated for “Best Chicago Film” by the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle. He wrote the introduction to the young adult edition of "Sad Stories of the Death of Kings" by Barry Gifford and edited several Roy stories for publication on the website Chicagoist. He is also author of the book "Queue Tips: Discovering Your Next Great Movie" and has written articles for such publications as the "Chicago Reader" and "American Libraries." His film writing frequently appears on the film website Cine-File Chicago.
His second feature film, "Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago," starring Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, and Lili Taylor, premiered at the 2020 Glasgow Film Festival. It went on to screen at many other festivals internationally and was awarded Best Illinois Feature at the Beloit International Film Festival. David Lynch enthused: “Barry Gifford is a killer f***kin’ writer . . . 'Roy’s World' captures his childhood and that time in Chicago, and many other places. I really enjoyed watching it and then contemplating what goes on inside a person with this history. I really love that world and the things that can happen there.” Acquired by Cinedigm/Cineverse for distribution, "Roy’s World" is now streaming on Fandor, Amazon Prime, and elsewhere. The soundtrack album by Jason Adasiewicz was released by Corbett vs. Dempsey in 2023.
"My Last Martini," a short film which had its World Premiere at the 2025 DC Independent Film Forum, is now making the rounds of film festivals.
