Director's Works
Spray Me Chris Chuky
Chris Chuky is a London-based director working across short films, commercials, music videos and documentaries. His work centres on culturally rooted storytelling, with a strong focus on identity, community and lived Black British experiences.
Chris has directed multiple award-winning short films, including False Men, The Money Tree (NFTS x Channel 4 x Kodak), and Blades (BFI x BMW). His work has screened at BAFTA and Oscar-qualifying festivals and has been supported by organisations including BFI NETWORK and Film London.
Alongside narrative filmmaking, Chris has directed internationally recognised music videos and commercials, bringing a cinematic and emotionally grounded approach across all formats.
I wanted to tell this story as a way of celebrating my culture to show the beauty, the grandness and the joy of a Nigerian traditional wedding in a fun and cinematic way.
Growing up, these weddings were some of the most vivid, overwhelming and unforgettable spaces in my life. They are loud, colourful, emotional and full of movement, a place where music, fashion, family, humour and tradition all collide. I wanted the film to feel like being dropped directly into that world, allowing the audience to experience its energy from the inside rather than observing it from a distance.
At the heart of Spray Me is Bukky, a 13-year-old girl navigating an adult space where she is constantly overlooked. While the celebration is centred on love and happiness, her experience is one of responsibility, pressure and invisibility. I was drawn to that contrast, how a moment that is joyful for adults can feel isolating for a child.
The tradition of “spraying” money became a powerful metaphor for me. What symbolises prosperity and affection also represents control, expectation and power. Through Bukky, I wanted to explore what happens when a child briefly takes ownership of something that was never meant to be hers, not out of greed, but out of a desire to feel seen.
Ultimately, Spray Me is a coming-of-age story wrapped in celebration. It’s about visibility, autonomy and childhood imagination, set against the richness of Nigerian culture, showing both its spectacle and its humanity
