Chris Temple

Chris Temple is a film director and founder of Optimist, a non-profit studio in Los Angeles. He directed documentaries Living On One Dollar, Salam Neighbor, and Five Years North, which were released globally by Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and PBS. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Variety, and The Atlantic and has helped raise over $91 million for poverty alleviation and refugee support efforts. Mr. Temple received the 2016 Muslim Public Affairs Council Annual Media Award and was recognized as one of the top 100 visionary leaders of 2015 by YPO's Real Leaders Magazine. He was also accepted into the American Film Showcase by the U.S. State Department. Currently, Mr. Temple is making an untitled feature film about Ethereum and its founder Vitalik Buterin.