Through his work running Masterclasses in Filmmaking for The Prince’s Trust, Christopher was introduced to a number of disadvantaged young people who all had ambitions in the film industry but lacked any formal training and education. Therefore, realistically, and regrettably, these young people were unlikely to be able to find entry-level work in the UK Film Industry, regardless of how talented they were. Consequently, Christopher decided to produce a feature film project to combine 20 of these young people with a hand-picked professional crew, ensuring that each one was mentored by a professional crew member in order to provide these young people with industry-recognised credits, as well as hands-on training. He independently raised the finance for this project so as not to call on the financial resources of the charity and also involved a number of industry connections in order to maximise the employment opportunities for the participants.
As a result of this project, 14 of the 20 young people leveraged their experiences gained on this project to secure their first paid work in the film industry.
Christopher also received a personal commendation from HRH Prince Charles for all his efforts.