Christopher Cunetto is an award-winning writer, director, and producer based in Washington, DC.
Christopher Cunetto is an award-winning filmmaker, visual artist, and creative strategist based in Washington, DC. Beyond his work in commercial video, his narrative film has been screened at diverse venues - from the premiere of his short film Jeux, a love letter to DC LGBT nightlife, at local bar Number 9, to a selection of shorts celebrating Iberian poets at The Kennedy Center, to short films screening internationally. His latest short "Safe Word" is currently in festivals, including the Academy Award Qualifying fest Provincetown International Film Festival and Canadian Screen Award qualifying festival Inside Out Toronto.
As a director, Christopher pursues stories that give language to complex experiences and that feature perspectives that are traditionally overlooked. Drama, heart, and transformation are critical components of stories he loves, and his film work strives to take these elements and deploy them in gripping, urgent films.
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    Crystalline
    Screenplay
    Gateway2022
    Short
    Safe Word2022
    Short
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    Gateway2022
    Short
    Safe Word2022
    Short
  • Director (2 Credits)
    Gateway2022
    Short
    Safe Word2022
    Short
Official Selection
Safe Word
Richmond Film Network
Richmond, VA
2023
Official Selection
Safe Word
Ocean City Film Festival
Ocean City, MD
2023
Official Selection
Safe Word
Tag! Queer Shorts
Portland, OR
2023
Best LGBTQ Short, Best Actor: Mauricio Pita, Best Producers: Mauricio Pita and Christopher Cunetto, Best Score: Ryan Walsh
Safe Word
Washington DC International Cinema Festival
Washington, DC
2023
Official Selection
Safe Word
Maryland International Film Festival
Hagerstown, MD
2023
Official Selection
Safe Word
Virginia Queer FIlm Festival
Norfolk, VA
2023
Official Selection
Safe Word
Inside Out
Toronto
2023
Official Selection
Safe Word
Provincetown International Film Festival
Provincetown, MA
2023
Official Selection
Gateway
Richmond Film Network
Richmond, VA
2023
Official Selection
Gateway
Lucid Dream Festival
Pisa
2023
Official Selection
Gateway
Boston SciFi Film Festival
Somverville, MA
2023
Best Actor: Jeff Dernlan
Gateway
Prestige Film Fest
Banning, CA
2022
Best Science Fiction
Gateway
Prestige Film Fest
Banning, CA
2022
Official Selection
Safe Word
IndieFlicks International Film Festival
Manchester
Official Selection
Safe Word
Korea Queer FIlm Festival
Seoul
Finalist: Golden Sci Fi Short
Gateway
Golden Short Film Festival
Abruzzo
Nominee: Best Live Action Short
Gateway
The Atlantis Awards
Los Angeles, CA
Best Director
Gateway
The Atlantis Awards
Los Angeles, CA
Christopher Cunetto is an award-winning writer, director, and producer based in Washington, DC.
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