Christine Vachon

Christine Vachon (b. 1962, Manhattan, New York City) is an American movie producer active in the US independent film sector. Christine Vachon produced Todd Haynes' controversial first feature, Poison, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, she has gone on to produce some of the most acclaimed American independent films including Far From Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards), Boy's Don't Cry (A... more

Christine Vachon (b. 1962, Manhattan, New York City) is an American movie producer active in the US independent film sector. Christine Vachon produced Todd Haynes' controversial first feature, Poison, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, she has gone on to produce some of the most acclaimed American independent films including Far From Heaven (nominated for four Academy Awards), Boy's Don't Cry (Academy Award winner), One Hour Photo, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Happiness, Velvet Goldmine, SAFE, I Shot Andy Warhol, Go Fish, Swoon, and I'm Not There. Vachon also participates as a member of the Jury for the NYICFF, a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18. Christine, along with partner Pamela Koffler, runs Killer Films. Killer celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2005 and was honored with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Recent Killer releases include Todd Haynes... less