Chris Nolan is a multiple Emmy Award-winning director, futurist, marketing strategist, screenwriter, branding story expert, playwright, songwriter and author. He is also a sought after keynote speaker on AI, futurist trends, especially on “AI and Entertainment” and VUCA MAX: The Future of Life, Work and Relationships. His latest film projects are the documentary on AI “Look Up Now” with Gerd Leonhard, one of the top 5 futurists, “It’s VUCA: The Secret to Living in the 21st Century”. The series “Searching for the Good Future” long-form documentary “Protopia: The Good Future”. A feature “The Rise of Humanness” is scheduled to shoot in 2024. He has also directed episodic TV, as well as directed and written feature films.
Chris is considered a leading voice on a wide range of topics including Artificial Intelligence, Rebranding The Future, The Future of Entertainment, the Rise of Humanity: Expanding Human Value in the Age of AI, Business and Education in an Exponential Society, VUCA MAX Conscious Leadership, Antifragile Resilience and Future Back Thinking. As a filmmaker/speaker running his own film studio, Chris brings unique, fascinating keynotes and presentations to virtual and live conferences, events and in-house corporate initiatives and trainings. His most recent branding projects include the award-winning “Unforgettable Happens Here” campaign for Disney earning 20M views on YouTube. Two ten minute spy movies “From The Adapt or Die Files” for Google‘s API division. And the “Your Life. Now Playing.” series for RealNetworks. He is the co-author of “The Rise of Humanness: Expanding Human Value in the Age of AI. And author of “Instant Filmmaker” published by Michael Wiese, the premier film publishing company.
He brings 25 years of writing, directing, branding and production experience in both entertainment and advertising to 90,000 Feet. Chris has developed and directed brand storytelling campaigns and commercials for Fortune 100 companies and won countless advertising awards: Cannes, Clios, Addy’s and Telly’s as well as prestigious entertainment awards, such as the Humantas Prize that honors television writers whose work explores the human condition in a meaningful way.