Chris served as executive producer on "Faster" (2003) and "William Gibson: No Maps for these Territories" (2000). Prior directing and producing projects include MTV/Initial Film's "Buzz" (1990) and shorts including "Mailman" (Sundance, 1995), "Trillion Cubic Feet" (1992), "Looking Back" (1994), and "Return to the Philippines" (1986). He assisted director/producer Michael Tolkin on the feature films "The Player" and "The New Age." He was a segment producer for "Zoo Life with Jack Hanna." In 1994, Chris founded Internet Outfitters, an online services firm which he sold in 1999. Content sites included grammy.com, yosemite.org, toshiba.com, waroftheworlds.com, and radioclassics.com. In 1984, Paine co-founded Mondo-tronics which provided robotic materials for the Mars Pathfinder mission and other clients. Chris studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse and film at NYU. He graduated from Colgate University in 1983.His most recent directing project is the documentary, EV Confidential (2006).