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Chris O'Falt

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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

‘Bugonia’ Goes Big in the Basement: Why Yorgos Lanthimos Reached for a Barely Functioning VistaVision Camera

The quieter Wilcam 11 VistaVision camera was too cumbersome and unreliable for “One Battle After Another,” but Lanthimos explains why he felt it was necessary.

BLKFRDY Is Here

‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ to Be Released on Black Friday, Entering Awards Contention

Exclusive: Kahlil Joseph's critically acclaimed, boundary-pushing film enters the Best Documentary race, making a politically charged statement with its release strategy.

HBO's Spirit Animal

Understanding the Birds of ‘Task’ — and How They Became the Final Image of the Series

Director Jeremiah Zagar takes IndieWire inside his “bird unit,” and how it filled in for an absent Robbie.

Filmmaker Toolkit

Inside the ‘Task’ Finale: Mark Ruffalo’s Speech, That Last Shot, and Not Ending the Series After Explosive Penultimate Episode

Creator Brad Ingelsby breaks down to IndieWire the five keys to understanding how the emotional episode came together.

Creator Interview

When Tom Met Robbie on ‘Task’: Inside the Creation of One of the Year’s Best Episodes of TV

Creator Brad Ingelsby and director Jeremiah Zagar break down the car scene and how they pulled off a near-impossible turning point in the fifth episode of "Task."

Filmmaker Toolkit

Inside ‘The Lost Bus’ Fire: Why Paul Greengrass Ditched LED Virtual Stages and Lit His Own

Greengrass thought he saw the answer at U2’s immersive Sphere concert, but then “The Lost Bus” production took a detour to New Mexico.

MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS, Ken Ogata, 1985.© Warner Bros./ Courtesy Everett Collection

Paul Schrader Tells All

‘Mishima’ Was Unofficially Banned in Japan, but the Tokyo Film Festival Will Premiere It There This Fall

Paul Schrader tells the incredible story of why his masterpiece “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" never showed in Japan and shares details of his new film “Non Compos Mentis."

Filmmaker Interview

Inside the ‘Task’ Biker Gang: The Story Behind the Real-Life Sons of Anarchy

The remarkable and personal story of how creator Brad Ingelsby and director Jeremiah Zagar were able to get inside the biker gangs that inspired "Task."

Interview

‘Task’: Inside the Creation of a Working-Class ‘Heat’ on HBO

The HBO series is structured like Michael Mann's Pacino-De Niro collision course, but with bearded, grieving Pennsylvania dads who are hardly the top cop and criminal.

FRIENDSHIP, Tim Robinson, 2024. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection

Filmmaker Toolkit

Andrew DeYoung on the Films That Influenced ‘Friendship,’ PTA’s Brilliance, and Why Most Comedies Are Boring

DeYoung explains how he gravitates toward laughs that “hit harder because of the emotion underneath,” because they touch on the nerve of something deeper and “real.”