Chris O'Falt
VP, Features Strategy
Chris O'Falt hosts the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. Previously, he covered the indie and doc film beat for The Hollywood Reporter. When he’s not writing about the innovation of today’s leading filmmakers, Chris is helping train the next (and hopefully more diverse) generation of filmmakers through a non-profit he co-founded in NYCHA’s Gowanus Houses. Follow @cofalt.
Latest by Chris O'Falt
Filmmaker Interview
You do not have to watch "The Penguin" to understand the "Batman" movie sequel, and that's by design. Matt Reeves tells IndieWire all about the choices that shaped the HBO show.
Watch Jennifer Kent discuss how she got her start and made one of the best first features ever, "The Babadook," celebrating its tenth anniversary with a 500-theater re-release.
Over-Board
Actors Marisa Abela and Adam Levy, director Isabella Eklöf, and creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay tell IndieWire all about the pivotal, shocking moment.
The Ethics of AI
The Archival Producers Alliance (APA) released guidelines for how, when, and if Generative AI should be used — here’s seven big takeaways.
Filmmaker Toolkit
‘Look Into My Eyes’ Director on Being Skeptical of Psychics: ‘It’s Not About Believing If It’s Real’
"Miss Americana" director Lana Wilson tells IndieWire how she confronted her own skepticism about psychics by finding a much larger truth in her latest A24 documentary.
From David Lynch to Ernst Lubitsch, writer/director Aaron Schimberg talks about the films he programmed for the upcoming BAM retrospective.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Without the clout of “Star Wars” and “The Godfather,” it’s unlikely Paul Schrader’s impossible-to-make masterpiece gets made.
Watch the “Hollywood Black” director discuss how exploring the forgotten history of Black cinema has empowered him as a filmmaker.
Filmmaker Interview
"Hollywood Black" director Justin Simien looks back at the '90s, when Black creatives telling Black stories went mainstream.
Filmmaker Interview
In an era when exploitation is the dominant form of nonfiction filmmaking, "Sugarcane" makes the case for how the camera can be a tool to help those in front of it.
Filmmaker Interview
The "Ripley" writer and director talks about how the baroque painter's life and art seeped its way into the soul of the Netflix limited series.
The Best of Black Cinema
For Oscar Micheaux to "Get Out," these films define the untold history of Black Cinema explored in Simien’s new docuseries.
