CHRISTOPHER
LEE ZAMMIT
Director • Writer • VFX Supervisor • Worldbuilder
I make films with and for the people who make them great. From actors to artists to crew. I value clarity, honesty, and trust in every collaboration. My responsibility as a director is to make everyone feel seen, supported, and empowered to do their best work."Cinema belongs to people. It is made by them, and it is meant for them."
Our Mission
Since 2021, Strange Octopus Productions is a studio dedicated to authentic and original IP, ethical media technology, and mythic storytelling for a rapidly changing landscape.Our mission is to show the world that human-driven filmmaking without AI remains the heart and soul of the industry.
Our Story
Strange Octopus Corp. is founded by Christopher Lee Zammit.Christopher is a Canadian-Maltese director and VFX supervisor with extensive experience in film and television. His credits include Top Gun: Maverick, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Avengers, Man of Steel, and Halo.After years of helping shape some of the most iconic visuals in cinema, he now focuses on telling his own stories through cinema. His debut feature, Dead Pixels, is a dark comedy / survival horror about burnout, denial, and the cost of invisible labor in creative industries.
Notable Work
Dead Pixels — Writer / Director
A genre-defying dark comedy set inside a VFX studio during the apocalypse. Currently in development.
Halo — DFX Supervisor
Oversaw cinematic sequences for the Paramount+ adaptation of the iconic game series. Led visual storytelling across sci-fi environments and action-driven beats.
Top Gun: Maverick — Asset Supervisor
Oversaw assets including all vehicles, props and digital doubles on this Oscar and VES nominated film from ParamountText
Other Films Highlights
The Avengers • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story • Transformers: The Last Knight • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Thor • Ghostbusters • Man of Steel • Deadpool 2 • Ant-Man and the Wasp • The Hobbit Trilogy
Synopsis
As a deadly pandemic shuts down the world, a creative genius hiding in a low-level VFX studio job must rise to help her burned-out coworkers deliver a film on time... even if it kills them.
Updates
Concept art for the pitch decks are underway.
Featured Interviews
Christopher has appeared on the Allan McKay Podcast on two occasions.
Christopher has appeared at TFCon Toronto on three occasions in 2019, 2022, and 2025.
We still have a small amount of the TFCon 2025 Exclusive Art Prints that had a limited supply of 25. These are high quality prints of Sgt. Kup signed by Christopher. The price is $20 and you can contact us if you would like to purchase one.
Contact Us
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