Writing

Christian Azzola

Christian Azzola is a writer, director and producer working across film and television, with credits ranging from the Emmy Award-winning series Smack the Pony to the Academy Award-winning short film Sing. Since 2022, he has been writing and directing his own award-winning short films, with his latest, Triggered, currently enjoying a worldwide festival run.

Known For

The Crossing

The Crossing · 2024

During a routine run along a quiet canal, a man unwittingly awakens an ancient presence. As reality begins to unravel, he is drawn into a world where forgotten folklore lurks beneath the surface of everyday life.

Rose

MovieDramaMystery

In Rose, grief and guilt linger like ghosts, unseen forces shaping our lives in ways we can’t fully understand.

Sing

MovieDramaMusic

Quiet 10-year-old Zsofi has just changed schools. Feeling out of place at first, she is quickly admitted to the school’s famous choir and befriends her popular classmate Liza. Soon, they have to stand up united against their choir master, who isn’t quite the friendly and inspirational teacher they first thought she was.

My Mother Said

My Mother Said · 2023

MovieDramaMystery

When a young girl strays from the safety of the path into an ancient forest, she discovers a world where forgotten legends and strange creatures linger in the shadows. As myth begins to bleed into reality, she must face the mysteries hidden deep within the woods.

Triggered

Triggered · 2025

MovieThrillerDrama

A solitary walk turns into a waking nightmare when a man answers a discarded phone and is warned that his life is in danger unless he complies with the caller’s increasingly volatile demands.

Smack the Pony

Smack the Pony · 1999

The stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. Distinctly contemporary. Decidedly maverick.

Filmography

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The Crossing

The Crossing · 2024

During a routine run along a quiet canal, a man unwittingly awakens an ancient presence. As reality begins to unravel, he is drawn into a world where forgotten folklore lurks beneath the surface of everyday life.

Director

Rose

MovieDramaMystery

In Rose, grief and guilt linger like ghosts, unseen forces shaping our lives in ways we can’t fully understand.

Director

Sing

MovieDramaMusic

Quiet 10-year-old Zsofi has just changed schools. Feeling out of place at first, she is quickly admitted to the school’s famous choir and befriends her popular classmate Liza. Soon, they have to stand up united against their choir master, who isn’t quite the friendly and inspirational teacher they first thought she was.

Writer

My Mother Said

My Mother Said · 2023

MovieDramaMystery

When a young girl strays from the safety of the path into an ancient forest, she discovers a world where forgotten legends and strange creatures linger in the shadows. As myth begins to bleed into reality, she must face the mysteries hidden deep within the woods.

Director

Triggered

Triggered · 2025

MovieThrillerDrama

A solitary walk turns into a waking nightmare when a man answers a discarded phone and is warned that his life is in danger unless he complies with the caller’s increasingly volatile demands.

Director

Smack the Pony

Smack the Pony · 1999

The stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. Distinctly contemporary. Decidedly maverick.

Additional Writing