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 Toolkit
Lynch’s creative process was every bit as unique as his films.
Director Gareth Edwards takes IndieWire inside the special effects boat rig.
Living Lynch's Dream
Lynch hated what happened to “Twin Peaks: The Return” when it was mixed for broadcast TV. So he created a theatrical mix, knowing one day they’d show it in theaters.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Most VFX blockbusters take 2.5 years to make, but Edwards tells IndieWire he had just 15 months.
Filmmaker Toolkit
“I realized that I desperately wanted to direct it. I just felt scared of not knowing [how], I never went to film school. My only time making stuff on my own had been videos with my iPhone," Victor said on the Toolkit podcast.
Filmmaker Interview
The director, who brought his distinctive POV to “Monsters” and “Godzilla,” tells IndieWire that his biggest challenge with the franchise feature was daring to emulate his hero.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Yes, "F1" shot during actual races, and star Brad Pitt is sometimes driving, but that doesn’t fully explain how realistic footage of a fictional race team was integrated into the 2023-24 Formula One seasons.
Apocalypse Wow
Inside Ralph Fiennes' “inverted Kurtz” (“Apocalypse Now”) character and his 250,000 replica bone temple it took six months to construct.
Filmmaker Interview
’28 Years Later’ and the iPhone: Everything You Need to Know About How the $60 Million Film Was Shot
Nine keys to how Danny Boyle and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle shot the innovative sequel, as told to IndieWire.
'28 Years Later' Spoiler Interview
Danny Boyle tells IndieWire about how the rage virus has evolved, the very tall MMA fighter cast as an Alpha called Samson, and more. Spoilers ahead!
Exit Interview
In this revealing interview, the legendary stunt coordinator discusses collaborating with Cruise, what makes the “Mission” franchise special, dealing with studio and insurer fears, and getting ready to direct his first movie.
What Could Go Wrong?
Scott Z. Burns tried to use AI to write a “Contagion” sequel as shared in the illuminating new podcast “What Could Go Wrong?”
