Prior to moving full-time into film, he spent five years as the Director of Marketing and Communication for the health content, technology, and services nonprofit Healthwise. From 2002-2012, he worked in various communications roles at Idaho Power. Christian holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and a BA in English from Wabash College. From 1994-1996, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa. He served on the Board of Directors for the Idaho Black History Museum, and has spoken on panels about filmmaking at festivals all over the country. He lives in Boise with his neurotic chocolate lab, Boodah.