About

Chris Wairegi is a New York City based Cinematographer and Founder of Blacker Berry Films; stories that go deeper than color. Blacker Berry Films is a NY State and City Certified Minority Woman Owned Business Enterprise.

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Her work has shown at the Tribeca Film Festival and Sundance. She has been recognized as an ICG Magazine Generation NEXT Change Maker. Her vh1 show Black Girl Beauty was a Best of the Best & Rising Star Award Winner and two time Shorty Award Finalist. Her films have shown at the Doc NYC Fest, New York Festival of New Cinema and more. She is a Legacy Leader, Kodak Howard Bingham Scholar, and Four Time Gold ADDY award winner.

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Chris is a proud member of IATSE Local 600, a 2021 Change Maker,  the International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC), Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM), Documentary Cinematographers Alliance (DCA) and SPORAS. She is a tireless feminist, activist, and educator.

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