Chip Richie is a writer, producer, director based in Dallas, Texas. Chip believes that “when you communicate from the heart, people respond”.
His historical documentaries on Native Americans, The British Royal Navy, and the American Civil War have garnered numerous awards and world recognition. (Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy – James Earl Jones, Wes Studi. Black Indians: An American Story – James Earl Jones, Our Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding Schools – Don’t Get Sick After June: American Indian Healthcare – Peter Coyote, Sea Warriors: The Royal Navy in the Age of Sail – Captain Richard Woodman)
He is second-generation filmmaking, getting his start working with his father who founded Robert Yarnall Richie Productions in 1939. As producer/director/cameraman, Chip has been responsible for turnkey completion of a wide variety of corporate image and marketing communications films and videos, as well as documentaries and training presentations for many Fortune 500 companies. He has also produced and directed television documentaries, sports entertainment, and many television commercials.
Chip has produced on national and international levels with practical working experience in the Pacific Rim, Arabian Peninsula, Great Britain, European Continent, Mexico, and South America.
When not making films Chip enjoys practicing and teaching yoga. He and his wife of 39 years reside in Dallas have one daughter and a standard poodle.