Christine O'Malley is an American film producer and documentary filmmaker.
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 ProducerDirectorNotes2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsLana Wilson2023 Sundance Film Festival2023Angel City (TV Series)Arlene NelsonThree-part documentary series produced for HBO Max.2022The Loyola Project Patrick Creadon"Mesmerizing" -The Chicago Sun-Times2020Taylor Swift: Miss Americana Lana WilsonOpening night film, 2020 Sundance Film Festival; Netflix; National Board of Review Top Documentary selection2019Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story Patrick CreadonOpening night film, 2019 Slamdance Film Festival; Winner, Audience Award 2018Hesburgh Patrick CreadonNew York Times "Critics' Pick"; Entertainment Weekly "Must-See Docs of 2019"2017The Last AnimalsKate BrooksCo-producer2016Catholics vs. Convicts Patrick CreadonProduced as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series; Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series 2016Jim: The James Foley StoryBrian OakesConsulting producer, Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "The Empty Chair" by Sting. Winner, "Audience Award" at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival2015All Work All Play Patrick Creadon2013If You Build It Patrick CreadonWinner, 2014 Independent Spirit Award Bright Future Award2012Of Two Minds Lisa Klein, Doug BlushExecutive Producer2011These Amazing Shadows Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton2011 Sundance Film Festival2011Superheroes Michael BarnettExecutive Producer2010The Big Uneasy Harry Shearer2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Patrick CreadonOne-hour television special produced for Nickelodeon2008I.O.U.S.A. Patrick CreadonNominated for 14th Critics' Choice Awards; shortlisted for Academy Award 2006Wordplay Patrick CreadonNominated 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, 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. In 2019, O'Malley was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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