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
Commentary
Following the casting directors' footsteps, the stunt community educated the film community about the craft of action storytelling, which is far more than what the word "stunt" implies.
Doctor Approved
Four emergency medicine professionals tell IndieWire how they collaborate with “The Pitt” writers and artisans at every stage of production, and what they learned about making TV.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Producer Alex Saks breaks down the financials of making an indie film in 2025, and why even Sean Baker and Brady Corbet struggle to make ends meet.
Filmmaker Interview
Was it really one 25-minute take or did they stitch? Is that house real? Is Seth Rogen really driving? "The Studio" team takes IndieWire behind the scenes of this year's must-see episode.
Spies Like Us
Screenwriter David Koepp tells IndieWire about the second-act twist and how the CIA agents he met on "Mission: Impossible," who couldn’t maintain a relationship, inspired the Steven Soderbergh film.
Filmmaker Interview
IndieWire goes inside how director Bong put his stamp on the genre by creating a recognizable world.
Filmmaker Interview
Hulu's “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna Hutchins” director Rachel Mason tells IndieWire why her all-access film shifted to focusing on her friend's death, what she learned, and why she 100-percent stands by it.
Filmmaker Interview
The "Mickey 17" director tells IndieWire about how wanting raw and real performances can conflict with meticulously planned shots, and missing actors now that he's working in animation.
Filmmaker Toolkit
Carson Lund’s film is not just another sports movie, but a hangout film that belongs beside the work of Richard Linklater and Howard Hawks.
Filmmaker Toolkit
The master of creating layered and deep compositions tells IndieWire why "Mickey 17" required a different approach compared to his previous film.
Filmmaker Interview
Director Bong Joon Ho tells IndieWire why he cast Mark Ruffalo as a flamboyant, failed politician in his new film, "Mickey 17."
Oscars
Like fellow multi-hyphenates Coen brothers and Chloé Zhao, Baker hails from the total-filmmaker tradition, which extends to the editing room and beyond. He's also just a really good editor.
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