Christopher MongerChristopher Monger has survived directing theatre, feature films, and writing for film and TV in the UK and USA. He has directed eight feature films and written way too many screenplays. He's best known for writing the critically acclaimed HBO film Tmple Grandin, based on the life of the famed autistic Dr. Grandin. It won Christopher the Humanitas, Peabody, AFl, and Voice Awards. He has also been honored at many film and TV festivals and been nominated for EMMY, WGA and PEN Awards.Born in Ffynnon Taf, Wales, he started making films while studying painting at the Chelsea School of Art, London.His first play, 'Dear Mr. Thomas', was commissioned by 92NY and premiered there in 2024 with a cast that included Matthew Rhys, Keri Russell, Kate Burton, Betsy Zajko, Taylor Trensch, Gopal Divan and Lorna Bennett.Monger has written three other books. The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain is the novelization of his film. A book of his otherworldly landscape photos and short stories, Turned Right When I Was Lost, Turned Wrong When I Got There is available through Blurb. Along with The Amateur Pornographer, he has another comic novel, Tom Jones Knew My Father. Read More Read Less