A former soldier in exile discovers the forgotten story of a man who made the same choice he did — two hundred years earlier. Historical drama spanning the Seminole Wars, the Canadian freedom road, and the hidden connections between Black and Indigenous peoples across the Americas.
A deep investigation into the pre-Columbian Americas. What was here before anyone "discovered" it? Who built it? And why does the historical record keep changing depending on who's telling the story?
Am I Indigenous Enough For You? A film slate examining the rise of pretendians, the burden of proof placed on people with clear ancestral ties, and the fight to return to communities that question your right to belong.
Three-part video series produced with the Hogan's Alley Society. Documenting one of Canada's most significant Black community histories and the ongoing fight for recognition and restitution.
Christopher Bautista is a creative strategist, producer, and advocate with an instinct for finding the stories that hit different — the hidden histories, the buried connections, the narratives audiences don't know they're hungry for until they see them. A University of Southern California graduate, Christopher brings academic rigor and raw creative vision to every project he touches.
His screen career spans an upcoming A24 feature directed by Jeremy Saulnier, HBO Max, Lifetime, and a SXSW World Premiere in virtual reality. On stage, he has performed at some of Canada's most celebrated theatres, including productions of Fences, Fairview (Pulitzer Prize winner), and the Dora-nominated The Negroes Are Congregating.
As a producer, Christopher's focus has turned toward stories that center the Black experience in Canada — from the Black Class Action Interviews, a series advocating for the rights and protections of Black Canadian service sector workers, to Revitalizing Communities: From Africville to Hogan's Alley, a documentary exploring the displacement of Black communities in the name of urban renewal.
He is the co-founder of UBAS (Union of Black Artists Society), a national collective that partnered with the Canadian Freelance Union / Unifor in 2025, and co-founder of BLVCKFEST. He has led Black youth film programs across four Canadian cities and served as an instructor for Breaking Through the Screens at NSCAD/UBAS.
Christopher is a Netflix Diversity of Voices alumnus (2023, BANFF/Netflix) and currently lives and works in Canada, developing a slate of projects that explore hidden histories, Afro-Indigenous identity, and the stories the world tried to bury.
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Co-Founded in Halifax. A national collective for Black artists across Canada. Partnered with the Canadian Freelance Union / Unifor in 2025 to advance labour protections for Black creative workers.
Co-Founded. Celebrating and centering Black art, culture, and creativity across multiple Canadian cities.
Programming and instruction across four cities: Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Building the next generation of Black Canadian filmmakers and storytellers.
Producer on documentary projects documenting the history and ongoing fight for recognition of Vancouver's historic Black community.
Instructor at NSCAD/UBAS (2022). Teaching emerging artists the craft and business of screen production.
Two years of advocacy and artist development work, supporting Black and BIPOC artists across the Canadian creative industries.