In this episode Kel sits down with Olympia Okonmah - a director who graduated from film school during the pandemic. She has a unique journey to share because her education in film was conducted completely online, but she has managed to work on various indie sets and bigger productions with names like the NBA, Prime Video, and Netflix. Olympia shares her vision for the Hollywood she wants to see and how the role of Director can be adapted to fit this vision.
Show Notes
Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #femalefilmmakers and #femalevideographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.
In this episode Kel sits down with Olympia Okonmah - a director who graduated from film school during the pandemic. She has a unique journey to share because her education in film was conducted completely online, but she has managed to work on various indie sets and bigger productions with names like the NBA, Prime Video, and Netflix. Olympia shares her vision for the Hollywood she wants to see and how the role of Director can be adapted to fit this vision.
In this episode they discuss:
- How Olympia landed on going to film school and defining her passions
- Experiencing an online film program and paying for your own education
- Navigating the switch from film to video production and taking control of your own education
- Film school to Hollywood pipeline - how the culture/atmosphere needs reform
- Learning how to become a film director - the skills you actually need vs what is taught in school
- Olympia's vision for her role as a director
- Defining roles: producer, director, AD
- The biggest challenges a director can face on set
- Working on The Adam Project with Ryan Reynolds
- Olympia's upcoming projects and where you can find her on social media
- How you can support Olympia as a filmmaker
CONNECT w/ OLYMPIA
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✩ Twitter: @perfect_jazmyn
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"She's in Focus" is a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering female filmmakers and video creators from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey.