Christopher Orsello is a Chicago-based Italian-American director and filmmaker who focuses on narrative and multimedia storytelling. He founded Orsello Pictures, where he works freelance to direct, edit, shoot, and produce narrative, documentary, and commercial content across the Chicagoland area and beyond.

Nine Miles West is Chris’ professional directorial debut. It is a documentary short developed alongside alumni of the Academy Awards, Sundance, Rotterdam, and Chicago IFF, currently awaiting its festival premiere. His other directorial credits consist of projects Omertà (Illinois Film Festival '26) and Bound by Conflict (Saint John’s IFF '25).