Chris Petit

Chris Petit is a filmmaker and novelist who worked as film editor of Time Out before directing Radio On, his 1979 feature debut. Developed with support from the BFI Production Board and Wim Wenders's Road Movies, the film uses a road journey, black-and-white cinematography and a carefully assembled soundtrack to explore contemporary Britain.

His writing includes the political thrillers The Psalm Killer, The Human Pool and The Passenger, as well as The Butchers of Berlin. His career spans film criticism, independent cinema and fiction.