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Christin Baker

Christin Marie Baker is an American producer, director, and screenwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.[2] She is the founder and CEO of Tello Films, a streaming network, production, and distribution company of films and web series with a lesbian focus.[3][4]

Christin Baker
Born
Danville, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Other namesChristin Mell
Occupation(s)Producer, director, screenwriter
Years active2007–present
EmployerTello Films
Notable workMaybelle
Board member ofTello Films (CEO)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2011; div. 2014)​
AwardsBest Director, London Raindance Film Festival
Websitehttps://www.tellofilms.com

Early life and education

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Baker is originally from Indiana but grew up in Nashville, Tennessee.[5] She attended Middle Tennessee State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Television Production.[6] In addition, Baker earned a Master's of Organizational Development and Management for Non-Profit Organizations from Springfield College.[7]

Career

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Baker was interested in broadcast journalism and held an internship at a local station, but after a spell on a movie set as an extra shifted toward film-based storytelling.[2][5] She worked for Regency Productions in Los Angeles, before moving to a television credits position with the Writers Guild of America. She worked for the YMCA of the USA, overseeing the arts and humanities programs.[7]

In 2007, Baker co-founded Tello Films as an open platform that supported filmmakers who made content for the lesbian community.[8] The site moved to a premium subscription service in 2009 and Baker started producing and directing content for it.[9]

Personal life

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Baker married Deborah ("Deb") Mell, an American politician from Chicago, in 2011.[10][11][12] They divorced in 2014.[13][14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
2008 Human Potential Yes Yes Short film (as Christin Mell)
2012 The Throwaways Yes Yes
2014 God Des & She: Never Give Up Yes Yes Short film, documentary (as Christin Mell)
2018 Alice & Iza Yes Yes Short film[15][16][17]
2019 Riley Parra: Better Angels Yes Yes [18]
2019 Season of Love Yes Yes [19][20][21]
2020 I Hate New Year's Yes Yes Yes
2021 Christmas at the Ranch Yes Yes Yes [22][23]
2022 Merry and Gay Yes

Television

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Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
2011 McManusLand Yes (as Christin Mell)
2011 Cowgirl Up Yes Yes (as Christin Mell)
2012 I Hate Tommy Finch Yes Yes Yes TV movie
2013 Gay Street Therapy Yes Yes
2013 The Neighbors Yes Yes Mini-series (as Christin Mell)
2013 Roomies Yes Yes Yes (as Christin Mell)
2013 Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files Yes (as Christin Mell)
2014 The Pitch Show Yes Mini-series
2014 Rent Controlled Yes TV movie
2014–2015 #Hashtag: The Series Yes Yes
2015 Plus One Yes Mini-series
2015 Maybelle Yes Yes [24][25]
Nomination: International Academy of Web Television award for Best Writing (Bridget McManus), Best Original Score (Karman Kregloe)[26]
Won: London Raindance Film Festival award for Best Director (Christin Baker)[27]
2016 Dana Goldberg Comedy Show Yes Yes TV special
2016 Skirtchasers Yes TV movie[28]
2016 Bridget McManus Comedy Special Yes Yes Yes
2016 Dagger Kiss Yes
2016 The List Yes TV movie
2016 Full Out Yes Mini-series
2017 secs & EXECS Yes Nomination: Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series (Mindy Sterling)[29][30]
2017–2018 Riley Parra Yes Yes Yes
2019 Passage Yes Yes
2019 Happy Wife, Happy Life: Marriage Advice from Happily Married Non-Experts Yes Talk show

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tello Films". Diva. Pocketmags.com. March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Dupree, Jane (December 8, 2014). "She's Hot: Christin Baker, Tello Films". Out & About. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ Frost, Karen (March 2, 2018). "Tello Films Aims for Lesbian Streaming Domination". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Paula (June 25, 2019). "Meet Tello Films founder, Christin Baker". Vimeo. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Christin Baker". The Fab Femme Mag. January 20, 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ "A Woman To Watch: Tello Films' Christin Mell". HER. April 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Christin Baker". Triangle2 Solutions. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. ^ Brown, Annie (February 13, 2017). "Tello Films Founder Christin Baker Talks ClexaCon, LGBTQ TV". Tagg Magazine. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. ^ "The Producers Guild is proud to welcome the following new members, who have joined the Guild since December, 2014". Producer by. April 21, 2015. p. 42.
  10. ^ "Illinois Rep. Deb Mell Marries Longtime Partner Christin Baker In Iowa (VIDEO)". HuffPost. August 31, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. ^ "State Rep. Deb Mell makes Illinois history with same-sex marriage". GoPride.com. August 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  12. ^ Byrne, Dennis (October 23, 2013). "A loving response to Deb Mell's beautiful homage to her wife". ChicagoNow. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  13. ^ Manchir, Michelle (July 4, 2014). "Ald. Deb Mell announces her divorce on Twitter". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  14. ^ Korecki, Natasha (July 3, 2014). "Deb Mell says her same-sex marriage is over: 'Divorce is painful'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  15. ^ Piccoli, Dana (January 24, 2019). ""Alice and Iza" brings a sweet and steamy one-night stand to life". Bella Media. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  16. ^ Kleffner, Katherine (March 26, 2019). "The Bi Line: Alice & Iza @ClexaCon Feature from @kleffnotes". Nerdy Girl Express. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  17. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (January 29, 2019). "A Lesbian Hookup Is Explored in Guinevere Turner Starrer Alice & Iza". The Advocate. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Riley Parra: Better Angels". The Film Catalogue. April 2, 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Season of Love". Tello Films. 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  20. ^ Shields, Judy (October 4, 2019). "Season of Love – The First Ever Holiday Rom-Com For LGBTQ+ Women". The Hollywood Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  21. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (November 15, 2019). "Season of Love Is a Love Actually for Queer Women". The Advocate. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  22. ^ Valero, Richard (December 2, 2021). "Christmas at the Ranch Writer/Director Christin Baker Interview". Music City Drive-In. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  23. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (May 13, 2021). "Filmmaker Christin Baker Launches New Production Company With Tello Distributing". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  24. ^ Wadding, Megan (December 8, 2015). "Maybelle". Echo Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^ Gilchrist, Tracy E. (December 9, 2015). "WATCH: Lesbian-Themed Web Series Maybelle Depicts First Love and Desire". Pride.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  26. ^ "Two projects of lesbian-owned tello Films nominated for honors". Windy City Times. September 22, 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  27. ^ Wise, Damon (October 3, 2016). "Raindance Film Festival Reveals Winners of Web Fest Competition". Variety. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  28. ^ Schenden, Laurie (July 23, 2016). "TV Veterans Turn to Web for 'Skirtchasers'". GoWEHO. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  29. ^ "69th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  30. ^ "Tello Films Becomes First Lesbian Network to be nominated for an Emmy Award". Indie Source. November 15, 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
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