A native of Burnsville, Minnesota, Chris Gegax graduated from Minneapolis Community College's Filmmaking Program and in the early 90's moved to Los Angeles to work for R. B. Davies, Inc., a production company that produced electronic press kits for movies like "Tango and Cash" and "Dolores Claiborne." Gegax went on to work in development at Orion Pictures under Director David Anspaugh ("Hoosiers," "Rudy"). In 1997 he began producing and directing videos, as well as narrative short films through his Signal Pictures. In 2007 his short film, "Forgotten," was awarded best film in Screenwriters Workshop's ScreenLabs Challenge. Gegax lives in Minneapolis with his wife and daughters.