Chris Kentis: Chris Kentis. Director: Open Water. Chris Kentis is an American film director, screenwriter, and editor best known for the critically acclaimed feature film Open Water (2003), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Made without a crew for a budget of $120,000, the film went on to become one of the 20 most profitable low-budget movies of all time. Kentis also directed and edited the films Grind (1997) and Silent...