Works by
Christine Vachon
(Movie Producer, Writer)

Writer

• Shooting to Kill (1998)
  Offers all the satisfaction of an intimate memoir from the frontlines of independent filmmakins, from one of its most successful agent provocateurs -- and survivors. Hailed by the New York Times as the "godmother to the politically committed film" and by Interview as a true "auteur producer," Christine Vachon has made her name with such bold, controversial, and commercially successful films as "Poison," "Swoon," Kids," "Safe," "I Shot Andy Warhol," and "Velvet Goldmine." Over the last decade, she has become a driving force behind the most daring and strikingly original independent filmmakers-from Todd Haynes to Tom Kalin and Mary Harron-and helped put them on the map.
  
  So what do producers do? "What don't they do?" she responds. In this savagely witty and straight-shooting guide, Vachon reveals trheguts of the filmmaking process--rom developing a script, nurturing a director's vision, getting financed, and drafting talent to holding hands, stoking egos, stretching every resource to the limit and pushing that limit. Along the way, she offers shrewd practical insights and troubleshooting tips on handling everything from hysterical actors and disgruntled teamsters to obtuse marketing executives.
  
  Complete with behind-the-scenes diary entries from the sets of Vachon's best-known films, Shooting To Kill offers all the satisfactions of an intimate memoir from the frontlines of independent filmmaking, from one of its most successful agent provocateurs-and survivors.

• A Killer Life How an Independent Film Producer Survives Deals and Disasters in Hollywood and Beyond (2006)
  A behind-the-scenes memoir of the battle between creativity and commerce -- and a renegade's rise to being one of the most powerful female producers in independent film today.

  A Killer Life traces the early years Vachon spent producing such controversial and critically acclaimed movies as Poison, Happiness, and Kids, films that paved the way for Academy Award-winning triumphs like Boys Don't Cry. She recounts the birth and rise of independent film and the evolution of her company, Killer Films, revealing the stories behind star castings and firings and films that never got made; how sexuality factors into the films she produces; and how the often lethal combination of finance and creativity affects what we see on the big screen.

  Intelligent and tough as nails, but endearingly self-effacing, Vachon's account of her filmmaking experiences, and the successes and failures that have made Killer Films one of the few truly independent film companies in New York, is a thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking read for filmmakers and fans alike.

Producer

• Poison (1991)

• Swoon (1992)

• Go Fish (1994)

• Kids (1995)

• Safe (1995)

• Stonewall (1995)

• I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

• Happiness (1998)

• Velvet Goldmine (1998)

• Boys Don't Cry (1999)

• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

• Storytelling (2001)

• Far From Heaven (2002)

• One Hour Photo (2002)

• Camp (2003)

• Party Monster (2003)

• The Company (2003)

• A Dirty Shame (2004)

• A Home at the End of the World (2004)

• Infamous (2006)

• Mrs. Harris (2006)

• The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)