March 2025
Behind the Lens: Making Country Punk Black
The story behind the documentary — the communities visited, the voices heard, and what it means to document a movement that defies categorization.
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Christopher C. Fisher, PhD is a documentary filmmaker, educator, elite athlete, and cultural curator whose life defies easy categorization. A two-time resident athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling — and a rare USAW Senior National All-American in both Olympic styles — ACC Wrestling Champion and Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler, three-time ACC Tournament Championship Team member, and fourth-place finisher at the 2008 US Olympic Team Trials, Christopher competed at the highest levels of international sport before channeling that same discipline into academia, media, and the arts.
He holds a PhD in Business Administration from Hampton University, an MBA from North Carolina Central University, and a BA in History from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — where he was a four-year starter and three-time ACC Tournament Champion. As a coach, he served at Iowa State University (NCAA Runner-up, NWCA National Duals Champions), Stanford University, Duke University, Campbell University, and UNCG, producing over 40 state champions, 4 national champions, and multiple All-Americans.
Today he operates at the intersection of documentary film, photography, radio, and scholarship as Assistant Professor of Management and MFA Candidate in Documentary Expression at the University of Mississippi. Through his production house Oxford Row Media, his films have earned publication in The Oxford American and screened at festivals across the country. As CC the Soul Professor, he hosts Soul Sample Radio on Rebel Radio 92.1 — where yesterday's soul meets today's sound.
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Festival Selections
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State Champions Coached
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Years at Olympic Level
