Christine Wood is an award-winning writer, director, and actor. Raised in the rural mountains of the Eastern Sierra, Wood draws inspiration from the beauty, chaos, and fragility of the natural world. Her work explores gender, body image, and belonging, and speaks to the cultural moment.

Her most recent film, Avery, about a young woman discovering her masculinity, screened in 12 festivals worldwide and won several awards, including Best Short Screenplay from Buenos Aires International Film Festival and Best Performance in a Short at Nót Film Festival (Italy).

Christine has worked in independent film for over ten years and has a background in experimental theater. She is based on the Chumash, Kizh, and Tongva ancestral homelands known as Los Angeles. She holds a BFA in Acting from California Institute of the Arts and is a graduate of Idyllwild Arts Academy.

“Writer/Director Christine Wood’s Avery packs a punch in its tidy thirteen minutes. Wood pours her heart into the title role and is lovely to watch... an auteur in the making.” - Anjelica Huston