Tommy Oliver (producer)
Tommy Oliver is an American film producer, director, writer, cinematographer, photographer, and entrepreneur.[1][2] He produced the film The Perfect Guy (2015), and co-created the documentary series Black Love and for his photography during the BLM protests.[3] He also directed the films 40 Years a Prisoner and 1982,[4][5] both of which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and produced the Sundance Film Festival winner Kinyarwanda.[6]
Oliver is from Philadelphia, a Carnegie Mellon University alum, and founder/CEO of the indie production company, Confluential Films.[7][8][9] He is married to Codie Elaine Oliver.[10][11]
Select filmography
- Kinyarwanda (2011; producer)
- 1982 (2013; writer, director, producer, and editor)
- The Perfect Guy (2015; producer)
- Halfway (2016; executive producer)
- Destined (2016; producer)
- Black Love (2017–present; creator and executive producer)
- 40 Years a Prisoner (2020; director, producer, cinematographer, and editor)
References
- ^ Sippell, Margeaux (5 June 2019). "'Black Love' Producer on Diversity: 'You Can Talk About Those Things, or You Can Get the Hell Up'". TheWrap. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (11 June 2020). "How Filmmaker Tommy Oliver Captured Hollywood's Massive Black Lives Matters Protest". Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Variety (16 June 2020). "How filmmaker Tommy Oliver captured Hollywood's massive Black Lives Matters protest". NBC News. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (16 November 2020). "Mike Africa Jr Seeks to Free His Parents in '40 Years a Prisoner' Trailer (Exclusive Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Macaulay, Scott (12 September 2013). "Five Questions for 1982 Director Tommy Oliver". Filmmaker. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Award-Winning Sundance Film "Kinyarwanda" Will Receive a Theatrical Release Through AFFRM". IndieWire. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Oliver". Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "2018 Alumni Achievement Award Spotlight: Tommy Oliver". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Eichel, Molly (11 September 2015). "Philly's Tommy Oliver says 'The Perfect Guy' is not just a black movie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Roberson, Saybin (23 August 2019). "Executive Producers Codie and Tommy Oliver Talk 'Black Love'". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Gray, Ellen (29 August 2017). "Philly filmmaker explores 'Black Love' on both sides of camera". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
External links
- Tommy Oliver at IMDb