Canadian filmmaker · Photographer · Documentary storyteller
Stories from places most people never reach.
More than 30 years of documentary work across history, archaeology, human rights, faith, ocean mysteries and remote field production.
About Chris
Hands-on filmmaking, from the first idea to the final frame.
Chris Atkins is a Canadian filmmaker and photographer with more than 30 years of experience creating documentary films and television across history, archaeology, faith, human rights and maritime exploration.
His field work has taken him from Siberian reindeer camps and conflict zones in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to archaeological sites in Israel and shipwreck expeditions beneath the Atlantic and Caribbean.
Selected work
Documentary, history, music, adventure and human stories.
A body of work built around real access, difficult locations and stories that reward curiosity.
History · Archaeology · Adventure
Mystery of the Pirate King’s Treasure
Documentary · Human rights · Festival
Dying To Live
Music · Faith · Culture
The Official Stryper Documentary
Remote cultures · Survival
Among Siberia’s reindeer herders
Human rights · Conflict zones
Witnessing stories under pressure
Faith · History · Archaeology
Israel: A Journey Through Time
In the field
Prepared for the location. Focused on the story.
Small-footprint production, documentary interviews, remote travel, underwater filming and post-production, handled with an experienced eye and a practical plan.
How Chris works
One filmmaker. A complete understanding of the production.
Find the story
Research, development and a clear sense of what the audience should feel and understand.
Earn the access
Build trust, work respectfully and adapt quickly when real life changes the plan.
Capture what matters
Direct interviews and film the details, environments and moments that give a story weight.
Shape the film
Edit, narrate and finish with an understanding of every decision made in the field.
News & Press
The work in the world.
Recent coverage of Wreckwatch’s Nassau expedition, Dying To Live, and current documentary work.
Evidence of real pirates of the Caribbean found in the Bahamas
June 2, 2026 · Wreckwatch Smithsonian MagazineBahamas shipwrecks tantalize researchers with possible pirate ties
Wreckwatch expedition The Hollywood ReporterDoes Hollywood get pirates right? An explorer dives deep.
June 2026 · Wreckwatch CTV News“We found 6 wrecks”: searching for pirate ships in Nassau
Wreckwatch expedition JNSDocumentary views Oct. 7 attacks through non-Jewish eyes
Dying To Live Daily MailThe real Pirates of the Caribbean: scientists search Nassau’s wrecks
Wreckwatch expeditionPhotography
Through My Lens
Landscape, architecture, underwater and documentary photography gathered across years of travel, production and exploration. Still photography is a distinct part of the work, not simply something that happens between films.
Selected experience
Documentary film · factual television · international field production · underwater cinematography · editing · narration · photography · development · interview direction.
Start a conversation
Have a story worth pursuing?
Documentary, factual television, interviews, field production, photography and post-production.
For project inquiries, interviews, collaborations or production work, send Chris a message through the contact page.