by the Japan Foundation Artist Fellowship. This work was published by Poison Fang Press in April 2013. Fiction No Evil Star Dragon Wheel Splendor & Other Love Stories of Violence and Dread Shallow Water Mother's Worry All were published in 2012. Anthologies Illiterati Press published Double Snake Bourbon, a 139-page collection of Desjardins' poetry, lyrics, and prose. A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die, a 500-page anthology of Chris D.'s written work, was published at the end of 2009. Writing for Slash: 1977-1981 - The Know-It-All Years, a collection of reviews, was issued in 2022. Film Desjardins has acted in a number of films, both independent and big budget. In 1987, he had a small role in the Orion film No Way Out alongside Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman as an assassin. The same year, Desjardins played a role in Border Radio, an independent film that was later released as part of the Criterion Collection. In Border Radio, Desjardins plays a musician who struggles with the consequences of a robbery. In 2002, Desjardins wrote and directed his first feature film, I Pass For Human, which was produced and edited by Lynne Margulies. It was released in theaters in March 2004 and on DVD in October 2006. Desjardins had been attempting to produce the film since the 1980s under the original title "Hell's Belle". He worked in the programming department of the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles from 1999, and was a programmer there from January 2006 until August 1, 2009. He teaches film studies in California and also provided DVD commentary for several films. Personal life Desjardins was married to Julie Christensen. The pair divorced in 1988. Following the divorce, Desjardins sought help for drug and alcohol problems in a 12-step program. References External links Galli, Stefano (January 9, 2015). "The Flesh Eaters: Spit in the Face of Evil" (interview with Chris D.). larecord.com. 1952 births Living people Singers from California American male singers Punk blues musicians American punk rock singers Film directors from California Writers from Riverside, California American music historians American male screenwriters 21st-century American poets 21st-century American novelists Record producers from California American male novelists American male poets 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers Screenwriters from California 21st-century American screenwriters Historians from California