# Christin Baker

Christin Marie Baker is an American producer, director, and screenwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. She is the founder and CEO of Tello Films, a streaming network, production, and distribution company of films and web series with a lesbian focus.

## Early life and education

Baker is originally from Indiana but grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. She attended Middle Tennessee State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Television Production. In addition, Baker earned a Master's of Organizational Development and Management for Non-Profit Organizations from Springfield College.

## Career

Baker was interested in broadcast journalism and held an internship at a local station, but after a spell on a movie set as an extra shifted toward film-based storytelling. She worked for Regency Productions in Los Angeles, before moving to a television credits position with the Writers Guild of America. She worked for the YMCA of the USA, overseeing the arts and humanities programs.
In 2007, Baker co-founded Tello Films as an open platform that supported filmmakers who made content for the lesbian community. The site moved to a premium subscription service in 2009 and Baker started producing and directing content for it.

## Personal life

Baker married Deborah ("Deb") Mell, an American politician from Chicago, in 2011. They divorced in 2014.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
| 2008 | Human Potential | Yes | Yes | | Short film (as Christin Mell) |
| 2012 | The Throwaways | | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | God Des & She: Never Give Up | Yes | Yes | | Short film, documentary (as Christin Mell) |
| 2018 | Alice & Iza | Yes | Yes | | Short film |
| 2019 | Riley Parra: Better Angels | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2019 | Season of Love | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2020 | I Hate New Year's | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Christmas at the Ranch | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Merry and Gay | Yes | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
| 2011 | McManusLand | | Yes | | (as Christin Mell) |
| 2011 | Cowgirl Up | Yes | Yes | | (as Christin Mell) |
| 2012 | I Hate Tommy Finch | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
| 2013 | Gay Street Therapy | | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | The Neighbors | Yes | Yes | | Mini-series (as Christin Mell) |
| 2013 | Roomies | Yes | Yes | Yes | (as Christin Mell) |
| 2013 | Nikki & Nora: The N&N Files | | Yes | | (as Christin Mell) |
| 2014 | The Pitch Show | | Yes | | Mini-series |
| 2014 | Rent Controlled | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2014–2015 | #Hashtag: The Series | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2015 | Plus One | | Yes | | Mini-series |
| 2015 | Maybelle | Yes | Yes | | Nomination: International Academy of Web Television award for Best Writing (Bridget McManus), Best Original Score (Karman Kregloe) Won: London Raindance Film Festival award for Best Director (Christin Baker) |
| 2016 | Dana Goldberg Comedy Show | Yes | Yes | | TV special |
| 2016 | Skirtchasers | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2016 | Bridget McManus Comedy Special | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Dagger Kiss | | Yes | | |
| 2016 | The List | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2016 | Full Out | | Yes | | Mini-series |
| 2017 | secs & EXECS | | Yes | | Nomination: Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series (Mindy Sterling) |
| 2017–2018 | Riley Parra | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Passage | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2019 | Happy Wife, Happy Life: Marriage Advice from Happily Married Non-Experts | Yes | | | Talk show |