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Welcome to the Official Chris Conidis Website.
Explore Chris Conidis’s latest short stories and screenplays.
"Chris Conidis – Writer, Filmmaker, Improv Performer Official Website"
Chris Conidis is a versatile writer, filmmaker, and improv performer with a career spanning over two decades. His work includes satire, social commentary, and dark humor, often exploring themes like societal critique, futurism, and absurdity.
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This July, I’m back coaching improv classes in Toronto. If you’ve already taken classes with me or RJ feel free to reach out and reconnect. New? Shoot me a DM—I’ll send you the sign-up info- thanks!
CHRIS CONIDIS
Storyteller, Creator, and Performer in St. Cloud, Florida
Storytelling isn't fluff—it's fuel.
In CEOWORLD Magazine, Chris Conidis explores how great leaders use storytelling to inspire action, shape brand identity, and build lasting trust.
Your data needs a voice. That voice is your story.
Read now on CEOWORLD.biz:
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https://ceoworld.biz/2024/11/28/chris-conidis-how-does-storytelling-shape-success/#google_vignette
Chris Conidis: How Does Storytelling Shape Success?
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The Mirror at the End of the Lane by Chris Conidis is a haunting tale that delves deep into the truths we often avoid. In the eerie town of Willowend, a mysterious mirror reflects not just faces but the unspoken secrets and moral cracks that define its inhabitants. Edgar Plumb, a young boy seeking a momentary escape, discovers just how far the mirror’s gaze reaches — and the unsettling truth about his own future.
This story explores the consequences of pretense and the uncomfortable reality that we all try to avoid. A perfect reminder of the importance of confronting our truths before they confront us.
Read the full story here: The Mirror at the End of the Lane
https://medium.com/@chris-conidis/chris-conidis-the-mirror-at-the-end-of-the-lane-c68a5ad96dd8
Genre: Horror / Dark Fantasy
A cycle of dark tales connected by objects, omens, and the strange forces that carry them across generations. Each story stands alone yet echoes another—woven by unseen hands and bound by fear, fate, and forgotten pacts. Gothic-modern in aesthetic, rich in mood and myth.
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Hitchcock: Master of suspense, but also the guy who made you question whether or not your mother actually loves you
Dark Comedy DNA: Why Satirists Owe a Drink to Hitchcock, Serling, and Chaplin.
I’ve been rewatching Hitchcock, not for suspense—but for stillness. For his intros as satire - there’s something about a man in a tight frame, doing absolutely nothing, that feels louder than screams. I’m chasing that tension in silence for my own projects lately. Still frames, breath between lines, paranoia with no soundtrack.
Read the articles
here and on Medium
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Chris Conidis Unveils “Progress City”: A Satirical Take on Futurism and Modern Life
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“Progress City,” a sharp satire that takes a deep, comical dive into society’s love affair with “progress.” This new project, a sprawling parody of futurism and modern life, unpacks humanity’s journey from the cave to today’s social dilemmas. With his trademark humor, Conidis pokes fun at how every era has imagined the future—often with more confidence than accuracy—and how these visions have both shaped and clashed with reality.
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In “Progress City,” Conidis explores humanity’s attempts at advancing, for better or worse, across a variety of eras, from our early ancestors’ first discovery of fire to the contemporary pursuit of “likes” and “followers.” He calls it “a humorous archaeological dig through the fossil record of our ambitions,” and each chapter pulls no punches. Rather than romanticizing humanity’s progress, Conidis tackles the myths and follies of each era with a critical, entertaining eye.
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“The funny thing about the future,” Conidis says, “is that every generation thinks they’re the first to figure it out. We’re not all that different from cavemen—we just swapped campfire storytelling for scrolling and status updates.” His approach is part critique, part stand-up comedy routine, and all satire, painting a portrait of human nature as it has evolved—technologically, if not always intellectually.
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In the spirit of Conidis’s previous works, “Progress City” doesn’t merely poke fun at the past and present; it asks readers to reflect on the direction we’re heading. “We’re in an age where tech rules our lives, but we still don’t know what to do with our hands when we take a photo,” he jokes. “Progress has made us smarter on paper, but when it comes to common sense, well… let’s just say it might still be in beta testing.” These observations reveal the hilarious contradictions between our advanced tools and the often unchanged human instincts that wield them.
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One central theme of “Progress City” is how humanity’s constant push for the “next big thing” sometimes results in absurdity. “Every few centuries, someone invents something that they swear will change the world—stone tools, steam engines, social media algorithms—and yet here we are, still figuring out how to get along.” Conidis believes that the project will resonate with audiences who can relate to the idea of progress that somehow always leaves us wanting more.
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He takes aim at today’s obsession with technology as well, particularly the ways we measure success and fulfillment in digital terms. “In caveman days, your status symbol was the biggest piece of mammoth meat. Today, it’s your follower count. Either way, it’s about who’s got the biggest… following,” he quips. “Progress City” explores how these primitive instincts have evolved—or haven’t—despite our sophisticated new toys.
Conidis’s audience will find that “Progress City” is as much a mirror as it is a comedy. By setting today’s achievements alongside the feats of ancient societies, he paints a comedic picture of the ways we repeat old patterns even as we think we’re blazing new trails. “If we’re so futuristic, why do we still find ourselves in traffic jams?” he jokes. “If the cavemen could see us now, they’d probably just laugh.”
Chris Conidis continues to delight audiences by dissecting society’s quirks with a refreshing sense of humor, proving that comedy can be a powerful tool for reflection. “Progress City” promises to be an enlightening, entertaining journey through the timeline of human aspirations, inviting readers to laugh at how much we’ve changed—and how much we haven’t.
Progress City’s Annual Future of Human Anatomy Conference—
Welcome to Progress City’s Annual Future of Human Anatomy Conference—where evolution meets resignation, and we celebrate the wonders of our “modern” human bodies that simply can’t keep up with our state-of-the-art minds!
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Future Anatomy: Ancient Bodies, Cutting-Edge Complaints
You’re invited to explore how we’re advancing…backward! Our theme this year? “Evolutionary Echoes: When High-Tech Minds Get Stuck in Low-Tech Bodies.” Here, in Progress City, we believe it’s time to face the truth: our ancient, low-stamina bodies are about to get some “updates” for the age of high-tech mental load, screen time exhaustion, and workplace “ergonomics.”
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maximus Slowman
Dr. Slowman will discuss his new theory, “The Reverse Adaptation Principle,” which proposes that instead of advancing toward the sleek, efficient bodies sci-fi promised, we’re reverting to something closer to a slump of hunchbacked, attention-fried ancestors who are basically incompatible with modern expectations. Yes, he’s talking about the return of the Neanderthal shoulder slouch and maybe, for the first time in millennia, an instinctual fear of fluorescent lighting.
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Future Anatomy Sessions:
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The Hunchback Renaissance: Reclaiming the Spine Curve
Learn why our ancestors were onto something with that permanent forward bend. Get practical tips on training your body for that perfectly rounded hunch needed for non-stop screen time. Demo included: the ‘tech neck,’ a survival position for perpetual Wi-Fi hunting. -
Cave Dwelling for Beginners: Regaining Our Resistance to Modern Life
Say goodbye to radiant skin and strong posture! This session focuses on the perks of embracing dim lighting, instinctive squints, and bodies resilient to near-constant sedentary stress. For a true “natural look,” we’ll cover the essentials of slouching, backaches, and posture rollback techniques. -
Ancient Endurance in a Modern Maze: How to Function Despite It All
Our bodies may not be able to handle the daily grind of 21st-century life, but that doesn’t mean we won’t try. Join our session on “Survival Mode 24/7,” where experts demonstrate how to limp through deadlines, climb the corporate ladder with outdated limb dexterity, and maintain an always-on mindset with a body that desperately wishes it could just nap. -
The Future Anatomy Awards Ceremony
We’ll be honoring some truly inspiring individuals who have pioneered the acceptance of mental overload combined with physical underperformance. Awards include:-
The Typing Dinosaur Award for the longest time spent typing while refusing ergonomic upgrades.
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The Neck-Crane Prize for maintaining flawless eye-strain posture.
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And the illustrious Wi-Fi Warrior Medal for those who continue hunting for strong connections with a spine bent at a permanent 45 degrees.
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So, join us in Progress City as we redefine “peak human” for a future where ancient bodies struggle valiantly (and vainly) to keep up with ultra-modern minds. Let’s raise a glass to a future of our minds racing ahead while our bodies…take a nice, long break.
