Christian has been fascinated with film for as long as he can remember. He won his first film award at The Locust Valley Film Festival at the age of 15, taking second place for his co-directed and co-produced documentary "Hopeful in New York" a short film on New York City homelessness.  That experience provided the opportunity to be on set for the film, "Win Win" starring Paul Giamatti and directed by Tom McCarthy. Not only did he enjoy first hand experience working with a professional film crew, he had the added bonus of personally interviewing the cast.