Chip Duncan

Chip Duncan (born January 3, 1955) is an American filmmaker, author, and photographer, known principally for documentaries on history, current affairs, travel, and natural history. He is also president of the production company, Duncan Group, Inc. and has produced feature films including Eden, nominated for the 1996 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and Row Your Boat starring Jon Bon Jovi.

Chip Duncan was born in Shenandoah, Iowa and later resided in Michigan and Wisconsin. Duncan graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a degree in English and Communication Arts. He began his career in media at an NBC affiliate as a news producer and photographer. Duncan also performed for several years in a bluegrass band called Broken Bow; the band released one album, Arrival, in 1981. Duncan co-wrote for The Twilight Zone in 1985 and began his production company the same year. Since that time, he has worked extensively as a writer, producer, director and photographer of numerous films and television programs.

His documentary productions include:

Tolkien & Lewis - Myth, Imagination and the Quest for Meaning (released nationwide in the US on public television during September, 2017 by American Public Television (APT). The one hour documentary about the spiritual journey of author C.S. Lewis and his friendship with fellow Inkling and acclaimed author J.R.R. Tolkien was written & directed by Chip Duncan. The producers are Chip Duncan, Robert Huck, Patricia Ostermick and David Crouse. Iowa Public Television (IPTV) is the presenting station to the PBS system. The film includes scholars Christopher Mitchell, Reza Aslan, Tom Shippey and Verlyn Flieger among others.

The Reagan Presidency series (American Public Television - 2013), PBS special Landslide –- A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover, the 2-part series Prayer In America, The Cost of Freedom –- Civil Liberties, Security and the USA PATRIOT Act, Beyond the Gridiron -– The Life & Times of Woody Hayes, The Magic Never Ends -- The Life & Work of CS Lewis, In A Just World –- Contraception, Abortion & World Religion, Wisconsin: An American Portrait and Rafting Alaska’s Wildest Rivers. Duncan was also a consulting producer on the HBO Sports special The Rivalry and the PBS special Henry A. Wallace.

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