This entertaining and thought-provoking memoir is Christine Vachon's insider account of her film making experiences, successes and failures, and the battle between commerce and creativity. It's also the story of a renegade's rise to become one of the most powerful producers in independent film today.

A Killer Life includes behind-the-scenes drama of the making of Vachon's Far from Heaven, Boys Don't Cry, and the new Bob Dylan-inspired epic, I'm Not There.