Chris Moukarbel (born in 1978; New Haven) is a documentary film director, writer, producer and contemporary artist. His first feature documentary Me at the Zoo (Me @ The Zoo) premiered in competition at Sundance Film Festival in 2012 and was acquired by HBO Documentaries. The film charts the rise of YouTube and tells the story of an early viral Internet celebrity, Chris Crocker of “Leave Britney Alone!” fame. Moukarbel was approached by Sheila Nevins to direct the Emmy nominated documentary Banksy Does New York for HBO. He is also the creator and director of the HBO series Sex On // which takes a look at sex and relationships in the Information age. It was conceived as a reboot of the classic show Real Sex. His work often explores technology and identity. Moukarbel directed and produced the award winning film Gaga: Five Foot Two. It premiered at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix. His documentary Wig explores the New York City drag queen scene and the drag festival Wigstock. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 4, 2019, and premiered on June 18 on HBO. His first narrative feature film Cypher starring Tierra Whack premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival where it won the award for best U.S Narrative Feature.

Chris Moukarbel（生于1978年;纽黑文）是一位纪录片导演、编剧、制片人和当代艺术家。2012年，他的第一部长片纪录片《我在动物园》（Me @ The Zoo）在圣丹斯电影节的竞赛单元首映，并被HBO纪录片公司收购。这部电影描绘了YouTube的崛起，并讲述了一位早期风靡一时的网红克里斯·克罗克（Chris Crocker）的故事，他因《别管布兰妮》而声名鹊起。希拉·内文斯（Sheila Nevins）邀请穆卡贝尔（Moukarbel）为HBO执导艾美奖提名纪录片《班克斯做纽约》（Banksy Does New York）。他还是HBO电视剧《On //》的创作者和导演，该剧探讨了信息时代的性和人际关系。它被设想为经典节目《真实性爱》的重启。他的作品经常探索技术和身份。穆卡贝尔执导并制作了获奖电影《嘎嘎：五英尺二》。它在 2017 年多伦多电影节上首映，并被 Netflix 收购。他的纪录片《假发》探索了纽约市的变装皇后场景和变装节 Wigstock。它于 2019 年 5 月 4 日在翠贝卡电影节首映，并于 6 月 18 日在 HBO 首映。他的第一部叙事长片《Cypher》由 Tierra Whack 主演，在 2023 年翠贝卡电影节首映，并获得了美国最佳叙事长片奖。