BACKSTory

Christopher Lee Zammit is a Canadian-Maltese director and VFX supervisor with extensive experience in film and television. His credits include Top Gun: Maverick, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Avengers, Man of Steel, and Halo.After years of helping shape some of the most iconic visuals in cinema, he now focuses on telling his own stories. His debut feature, Dead Pixels, is a dark comedy / survival horror about burnout, denial, and the cost of invisible labor in creative industries.Christopher is also the founder of Strange Octopus Corp., a studio dedicated to original IP, ethical tech, and mythic storytelling for a changing world.

NOTABLE PROJECTS

Dead Pixels — Writer / Director
A genre-defying dark comedy set inside a VFX studio during the apocalypse. Currently in development.Halo — DFX Supervisor
Oversaw cinematic sequences for the Paramount+ adaptation of the iconic game series. Led visual storytelling across sci-fi environments and action-driven beats.Top Gun: Maverick — Asset Supervisor including all vehicles, props and digital doubles on this Oscar and VES nominated film from ParamountOther Films Highlights:
The Avengers • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story • Transformers: The Last Knight • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Thor • Ghostbusters • Man of Steel • Deadpool 2 • Ant-Man and the Wasp • The Hobbit Trilogy