FILMMAKER | SPEAKER | AUTHOR
SPEAKER
Greetings from Chris Hennessy
Independent Filmmaker, Speaker, and Author in Northern CA
Touched by Hannah
Hennessy's memoir is completed
Seeking Agent Representation
See Trailer Film below
Hennessy to Speak Live in SacTown Area
Come heckle, boo, laugh, and throw food at Chris!
1. How to Captivate Literary Agents and Publishers
Strategies for finding a book agent and getting published
Chris’s potent PowerPoint includes clips from his award-winning films, social media posts viewed by tens of thousands, a query, and a book proposal.
- California Writers Sacramento Branch, Friday, May 2, 2025, 9 am - 11 am
- Published Writers of Rossmoor, (Walnut Creek) Saturday, June 7, 2025, 10 am – noon
2. WRITE IT, FILM IT, SHARE IT
The power of video for authors
Distinctive Promotion and Marketing Tips
• How and why to incorporate video into your author platform and writing projects.
• Create results-getting visual media at little or no cost
- 540 Writers Community Weekly Zoom Meeting, Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4 pm - 6:30 pm (Pacific Time)(Zoom only)
- Gold Country Writers (Auburn, CA) Wed. May 21, 2025, 10 am - noon
Chris Hennessy's Speaking Reel
Presenting to Writers, Cancer and Preemie Groups, and Corporate conferences, meetings, and events
About Chris
Award-winning filmmaker, author, and speaker. Board Member, California Writers Club, Sacramento.
From 1990 to 2018, Hennessy dominated the San Francisco Bay Area's independent filmmaking scene, marketing, selling, and producing over 1,500 professional projects for clients, including Google, eBay, the SF 49ers, Deloitte, Office Max, and The American Cancer Society. His digital content has garnered more than 8 million views across various platforms.