Christopher Hooton is a journalist, podcaster and filmmaker from London, England.
Life and career
editHooton started his career in journalism at Metro, before moving to The Independent where he served as the publication's culture editor and later film & TV critic-at-large.[1] Here, he interviewed Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Joaquin Phoenix and other notable figures in the film industry.[2][3][4] In 2017, he founded the film interview podcast, Kernels, which was named Best Media Podcast 2017 by The Drum.[5][6] In April 2019, Hooton co-created Coffee & Flowers, a documentary podcast made with and about Ohio rock band The National, its first season going to No.1 in the Apple Podcasts music charts in 11 countries including the US, UK and Canada.[7][8][9][10]
He made his directorial debut with feature film Meniscus[11] in 2018, before writing and directing a short for Channel 4 and Vero entitled False Indigo a year later, which stars Morgane Polanski and Jack Brett Anderson, and was executive produced by Steve Bendelack.
References
edit- ^ "Christopher Hooton". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Martin Scorsese doesn't have the answer to life's meaning, but he needed to ask the question". Independent.co.uk. 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Listen to the first episode of our film podcast Kernels, featuring Matthew McConaughey". Independent.co.uk. 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Joaquin Phoenix is not cut out for this". Independent.co.uk. 24 December 2018.
- ^ "kernels". Apple Podcasts. Apple Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "The Drum Online Media Awards – the winners". InPublishing. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (18 December 2018). "The National Are the Subject of a New Podcast". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Krol, Charlotte (28 February 2019). "The National to be featured by a new 14-episode podcast about 'Boxer'". NME. TI Media Limited. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ McCarter, Reid (28 February 2019). "The National's Boxer to be thoroughly dissected in new podcast series". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Hooton, Christopher (22 March 2019). "This new podcast on The National has rock music fans hooked". British GQ. Condé Nast. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Los Angeles Film Awards February 2018 winners list". LA Film Awards. Magic Productions. February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.