After a six-month separation, Scott invites his ex to lunch to rekindle their romance—but as tensions rise, it becomes apparent that someone has demons they’re not willing to face.

Director’s Vision for ‘Olive’

Nearly 15 years ago, I sat in a theater watching The Social Network, and its opening scene floored me. Just two people talking, yet…it was so gripping. My favorite drama in film is when we’re dropped into a scene or a conversation with no context, and have to figure out what’s happening based on the dialogue.

Olive is my love letter to Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, relationships, and psychology. After years of primarily visuals-heavy storytelling, I pulled out a decade-old draft of Olive and rebuilt it almost from scratch. The result is a dialogue-heavy character study that explores just how bad things can go if we’re not willing to take personal responsibility for our flaws. 

We shot 33 pages in two relentless days. The cast performed the entire scene like theater, start to finish, in five full takes. After 16 months of post-production and over a year-long festival run—I’m so excited to share this with you. I’m beyond grateful to my producer Ben Richardson, my amazing cast and crew, and every single person who gave something—time, money, energy—to bring this film to life.