Christine O'Malley

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Christine O'Malley
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O'Malley in July 2021
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm producer
Known for Wordplay (2006)
I.O.U.S.A (2008)
If You Build It (2013)
Catholics vs. Convicts (2016)
Taylor Swift: Miss Americana (2020)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
Partner Patrick Creadon
Website www.ocpmedia.com

Christine O'Malley is an American film producer and documentary filmmaker.

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Film career

In 2005, O'Malley and her husband Patrick Creadon produced their first feature-length documentary, Wordplay . Wordplay premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. O’Malley has since produced or executive produced more than twenty-five feature-length documentary films.

Filmography (partial list)

YearTitleProducerExecutive ProducerDirectorNotes
2023 Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Yes Lana Wilson 2023 Sundance Film Festival
2023 Angel City (TV Series) YesYesArlene NelsonThree-part documentary series produced for HBO Max.
2022 The Loyola Project Yes Patrick Creadon "Mesmerizing" -The Chicago Sun-Times [1]
2020 Taylor Swift: Miss Americana Yes Lana Wilson Opening night film, 2020 Sundance Film Festival; [2] Netflix; National Board of Review Top Documentary selection
2019 Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story Yes Patrick Creadon Opening night film, 2019 Slamdance Film Festival; Winner, Audience Award
2018 Hesburgh Yes Patrick Creadon New York Times "Critics' Pick"; [3] Entertainment Weekly "Must-See Docs of 2019" [4]
2017 The Last Animals Kate Brooks Co-producer
2016 Catholics vs. Convicts Yes Patrick Creadon Produced as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series; Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
2016 Jim: The James Foley Story Brian OakesConsulting producer, Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "The Empty Chair" by Sting. Winner, "Audience Award" at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival
2015 All Work All Play Yes Patrick Creadon
2013 If You Build It Yes Patrick Creadon Winner, 2014 Independent Spirit Award Bright Future Award
2012 Of Two Minds YesLisa Klein, Doug BlushExecutive Producer
2011 These Amazing Shadows YesPaul Mariano, Kurt Norton 2011 Sundance Film Festival
2011 Superheroes YesMichael BarnettExecutive Producer
2010 The Big Uneasy Yes Harry Shearer
2009 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants YesPatrick CreadonOne-hour television special produced for Nickelodeon
2008 I.O.U.S.A. Yes Patrick Creadon Nominated for 14th Critics' Choice Awards; shortlisted for Academy Award
2006 Wordplay Yes Patrick Creadon Nominated for 12th Critics' Choice Awards; National Board of Review Top Documentary selection

In addition to her producing work, O'Malley has worked in many different roles throughout the film industry. She served on the Sundance Women in Film Committee, [5] founded the nonprofit Story into Action with producer Neal Baer, and in 2014 was the director of AFI Docs, the documentary film festival run by the American Film Institute in Washington, D.C. [6] In 2019, O'Malley was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

References

  1. Telander, Rick (February 7, 2022). "Documentary about Loyola's 1963 NCAA title team well worth watching". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. Patten, Dominic (December 4, 2019). "Sundance 2020: Premieres Shine With Taylor Swift Docu, Viggo Mortensen's Directing Debut, New Dee Rees, The Go-Gos & Olivia Colman". Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. Kenny, Glenn (May 2, 2019). "'Hesburgh' Review: A Portrait of a Heroic and Scandal-Free Catholic Priest (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. "Best documentaries of 2019". EW.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. "Exploring the Barriers and Opportunities for Independent Women Filmmakers" (PDF). annenberg.usc.edu.
  6. Hornaday, Ann (April 2, 2014). "Christine O'Malley named interim director of AFI Docs film festival". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved July 17, 2020.