Chriz Naing is a multicultural filmmaker - shaped by his upbringing in Burma, Australia and America. He is also a music composer with a passion for the colors of sound. He graduated from New York University Film & TV.
Zayar is his first film as director. It won Best Student Film at the 2016 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (World Premiere). His recent work as a film editor, Mutt (directed by Chloe Aktas) has been nominated for the Student Academy Awards.
His other work as a film editor and a cinematographer has been showcased at Tribeca Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest, Austin Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Edmonton International Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase.