Christine O'Malley is an American film producer and

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Film career

In 2005, O'Malley and her husband

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produced their first feature-length documentary, ''

Wordplay Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phone ...

''. ''Wordplay'' premiered at the

2006 Sundance Film Festival The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held in Utah from January 19 to January 29, 2006. It was held in Park City, with screenings in Salt Lake City; Ogden; and the Sundance Resort. It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival, and the c ...

. O’Malley has since produced or executive produced more than twenty-five feature-length documentary films.

Filmography (partial list)

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

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, and in 2014 was the director of

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, the documentary film festival run by the

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In 2019, O'Malley was invited to join the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OMalley, Christine 1972 births Living people American documentary film producers DePaul University alumni Columbia College Chicago alumni