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
Coralie Fargeat tells IndieWire how films by Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, David Cronenberg, the Coen brothers, John Carpenter, and Darren Aronofsky left their imprint on her and "The Substance."
Filmmaker Toolkit
Director Greg Kwedar breaks down the one-shot reunion scene that ends the film and carried such an emotional punch his star didn't think he could handle the final embrace.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Filmmaker Payal Kapadia takes IndieWire inside how she made one of 2024's very best films.
Interview
Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke tells IndieWire, “There's an aversion to beauty and being earnest these days, a kind of a grunge going on. It’s nice to strive for beauty and have no embarrassment about it."
Filmmaker Interview
Images of the “Nosferatu” vampire are still under wraps, but Robert Eggers and prosthetic makeup designer David White break down the inspiration, process, and look for Skarsgard’s character.
Films directed by Sean Baker, Coralie Fargeat, Luca Guadagnino, Payal Kapadia, and Robert Eggers dominated critics’ top 10s, but what were their 2024 favorites?
Filmmaker Toolkit
The filmmaker tells IndieWire about coming full circle as a director, eight years after announcing he’d be making "Nosferatu" on the Toolkit podcast.
Filmmaker Toolkit
How Brady Corbet, the cinematographer, and the composer pulled off the chaotic, overwhelming feeling of emerging under the looming Statue of Liberty.
What Is Creative Equity
Understanding the "Sing Sing" model: Star Colman Domingo’s pay and equity stake equaled the PAs' — which might challenge outworn ways of doing business.
The IndieWire craft team celebrates the cinematography of series that premiered this year, including "Ripley" and "Somebody Somewhere."
Deep Dive
IndieWire goes under the skin of Elisabeth’s transformation with Demi Moore, writer/director Coralie Fargeat, and the filmmaking team.
The best cinematography of 2024 movies includes massive studio films like "Dune: Part 2" and singular indies like "I Saw the TV Glow."
