Christine Vachon - Co-Founder of Killer Films & Producer of ZOLA

Angle on Producers with Carolina Groppa

This week on the show we are joined by a legend of the indie scene, the one and only Christine Vachon.

She is an independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award winner.

In 1995, she co-founded the indie powerhouse Killer Films with partner Pamela Koffler.

Those of us who have been curious about producing most certainly have seen or read her books ‘Shooting to Kill’ and ‘A Killer Life’

Killer Films has produced over 100 films, including some of the most celebrated American indie features such as:

• Carol (nominated for six Academy Awards)
• Far from Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards)
• Still Alice (Academy Award winner)
• Boys Don’t Cry (Academy Award winner)
• One Hour Photo
• KIDS
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Velvet Goldmine
• I’m Not There (Academy Award nominee)

Her highly lauded career spans thirty+ years and she continues to churn out zeitgeist shifting films at every turn, such A24’s summer release ZOLA. Directed by Janicza Bravo, the film follows a stripper named Zola (played by Taylour Paige) as she embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.

A self-proclaimed pragmatist, opportunist, and hustler, Christine possesses the special alchemy of an inherent producer.

In this very special episode we discuss:

-Her enduring relationships with partner Pamela Koffler and director Todd Haynes.

-How to sustain a life as an independent producer.

-The importance of not dwelling on the “what could have beens” but to look to the “what could be’s.”