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
  1. 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.
  2. Tangcay, Jazz (11 June 2020). "How Filmmaker Tommy Oliver Captured Hollywood's Massive Black Lives Matters Protest". Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. Variety (16 June 2020). "How filmmaker Tommy Oliver captured Hollywood's massive Black Lives Matters protest". NBC News. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Macaulay, Scott (12 September 2013). "Five Questions for 1982 Director Tommy Oliver". Filmmaker. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. "Award-Winning Sundance Film "Kinyarwanda" Will Receive a Theatrical Release Through AFFRM". IndieWire. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. "Tommy Oliver". Variety. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. "2018 Alumni Achievement Award Spotlight: Tommy Oliver". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. Roberson, Saybin (23 August 2019). "Executive Producers Codie and Tommy Oliver Talk 'Black Love'". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  11. Gray, Ellen (29 August 2017). "Philly filmmaker explores 'Black Love' on both sides of camera". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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