Throwback 2013: Music Film

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Within 3 weeks in filmschool we were set to shoot our first film with music. I wanted to put some music to my everyday process getting to school through public transportation along with around 4-5 millions of users in the NYC Metro system. 

October 2013. Within 3 weeks in filmschool this was our first video using music (not silent as the previous ones). 16mm Reversal film. Shot with 1952 Arriflex 16ST.

The music is "Man with a movie camera" from The Cinematic Orchestra. I don't have the rights but this was used with NO COMMERCIAL purposes.

Estimated Budget: 0 / $$$$$

Ciudad Santa María - (2015/2019)

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(2019)

Producido por El Nido

Dirigido por Oliver Olivo.

7 Minutes video updated to 2017

  • Oliver Olivo Batista : Writer/Director

  • Alex "Fox" Viola: Director of Photography/Editor

  • Producers: Toro Cenizo; Ivette Rodríguez and Joan Espino.

Santiago, Dominican Republic. September 2014. 

Ciudad Santa María is an Education and Community Project with the goal of improve the lives of hundreds of kids and youths who live in scarce situations. This project is located in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

In this project we had the honor to document their effort and show it to the world to inspire and promote this kind of initiatives. 

Estimated Budget: $$ / $$$$$

Please Watch it here: 

CISAMA Presentation original cut  18 minutes. 

CISAMA Presentation summary 10 minutes. 

 

iPhone Improvs (mostly iPhone edited)

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"Storytelling is a muscle...no matter the medium. The more you edit a story, the better you get (at editing)."

Limón Compartido

Newlywed's Dance

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUVx0GaAq3F/?taken-by=oliverolivob

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Anderson y Wilbert

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Seagulls Arriving to Stockholm

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A Seagull Followed a Ship Reflecting on Existence (approaching to Stockholm) #stockholm #sweden #finland #ferry #ship #seagull #sea #bird #scandinavia #latepost #fingerediting #luisdias #meditation #following #clouds

27 Likes, 1 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "A Seagull Followed a Ship Reflecting on Existence (approaching to Stockholm) #stockholm #sweden..."

Religious Freedom (3rd world)

Religious Freedom - Third World (All Men) #tbt #losangeles #la #dtla #religious #jesus #thelord #allmen #urbandoctrines #city #annoying #doctrine

36 Likes, 2 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Religious Freedom - Third World (All Men) #tbt #losangeles #la #dtla #religious #jesus #thelord..."

A Couple's Dance

Lovely couple dancing. #boda #wedding #party #couple #merengue #santodomingo #fiesta

62 Likes, 3 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Lovely couple dancing. #boda #wedding #party #couple #merengue #santodomingo #fiesta"

DR Team at the World Baseball Classic

Endanza Juvenil Rehearsal for Show

The Ultimate Lechón

The Ultimate Lechón. #lechon #santiago #carnaval #centroleon #fuete

55 Likes, 3 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "The Ultimate Lechón. #lechon #santiago #carnaval #centroleon #fuete"

Newlyweds 2

Cayó un grande. (Jesus wedding) #carlayjesus #boda #baile #dance #newlyweds #reciencasados @jesuserodriguez @labanda.musica

116 Likes, 9 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Cayó un grande. (Jesus wedding) #carlayjesus #boda #baile #dance #newlyweds #reciencasados..."

Windmills

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Bolero en Barcelona

Bolero, Barcelona. #barcelona #bolero #streetmusic

65 Likes, 15 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Bolero, Barcelona. #barcelona #bolero #streetmusic"

Los Mellos Melleando

Lo Mello melleando. #kids #columpio #ninos #mellizos #mellos

38 Likes, 5 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Lo Mello melleando. #kids #columpio #ninos #mellizos #mellos"

La Vuelta de Montse

La Vuelta de Montse. Sin rueditas. (Cuando hay que procrastinar se procastina!) #bicycle #bici #bicicleta #casamf #procastination

90 Likes, 8 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "La Vuelta de Montse. Sin rueditas. (Cuando hay que procrastinar se procastina!) #bicycle #bici..."

Estamos solos en una jungla que llaman Progreso

Mayo16: Estamos solos, en una jungla que le llaman "progreso" #republicadominicana #dominicanrepublic #jungle #jungla #urbanjungle #flamingo #thirdworld #tercermundo

38 Likes, 1 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Mayo16: Estamos solos, en una jungla que le llaman "progreso" #republicadominicana..."

Dinámica Eólica en acción

Dinámica eólica en plena acción. @xiscoroig #playa #dinamicaeolica #arena #sedimento

33 Likes, 6 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Dinámica eólica en plena acción. @xiscoroig #playa #dinamicaeolica #arena #sedimento"

Montse pasando por la vida

Les presento a Montse. #casamf

18 Likes, 3 Comments - Óliver Olivo (@oliverolivob) on Instagram: "Les presento a Montse. #casamf"

Boulevard 168 - (2014)

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Boulevard 168. Click image to video.

Boulevard 168. Click image to video.

  • Oliver Olivo Batista: Writer/Director

  • Ismelda Mojica: Producer

  • Guillermo Zouain: Editor

  • Victor Hugo Roque: Director of Photography

Estimated Budget: $ / $$$

Short Docu-Drama

www.boulevard168.com  

First Year Intermediate Film. 

After a judgment issued by the Dominican government denationalizing thousands of Haitian-Dominicans, many Dominican-Americans face the same faith in New York City.

A Photographer talks about his clients who come to his studio to take portraits to then send to their families back in Dominican Republic. He asks them what they think about the possibility of having an immigration judgment issued by the United States that denationalizes them and deports them.

This short is inspired by the director's thoughts on the TC168 judgment issued by the Dominican government denationalizing thousands of Haitian-Dominicans.          

Official Selection of: 

- The 4th Annual Dominican Film Festival in New York City from June 24-28, 2015. http://www.dominicanfilmfestival.com

- In the Competition of the 9th Edition of the River Film Festival, May 28th to June 10th 2015, in Padova (Italy). http://riverfilmfestival.org

- Official Selection InShort Film Festival 2015 during the ‘4 CORNERS’ special screening on September 5th 2015 in London, U.K.  http://inshortfilmfestival.com

- Official Selection Seattle Short Film Festival. November 14th and 15th 2015 at the SIFF Film Center. http://www.seattleshort.org

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as Director of Photography: Portrait of a Contemporary Artist - (2014)

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  • Produced, Directed & Edited - Win Khant Maung

  • Director of Photography - Oliver Olivo Batista

  • Co-Produced with Stjepan Ostoic Papic

Short Film with english subtitles here

By Win Khant Maung: 
Aung Myat Htay is a contemporary artist residing in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). He started his career as a painter and later became a contemporary artist. In July 2014, our mutual friend, the Maw Naing introduced us while Aung Myat Htay was in New York City on a research program from ACC. Getting to know an artist like him & his works was really inspiring & we decided to make a short documentary video about him.
I would like to thank Ko Aung Myat Htay for sharing his precious time & his works as well as my super crew members, Oliver & Stjepan (J is like an I) for their great efforts on this one day of production.

 

The Frontiers of Drown 'Chekhovian film exercise' - (2013)

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The Frontiers of Drown

The Frontiers of Drown

  • Oliver Olivo Batista - Writer/Director

  • Phil Masters - Director of Photography

Estimated Budget: 0 / $$$

Short film with subtitles here

NYFA
A Short Film exercise adding dialog for the first time. The Teacher gave the whole class 4 different dialogs and each of us had to choose one then write a story around the dialog. Here we have the battle between text and subtext. 

Un cortometraje para un ejercicio dentro de la clase. El profesor repartió 4 diálogos entre toda la clase y cada estudiante tenía que elegir uno y escribir su historia alrededor de este diálogo. Se da la batalla de Texto vs Subtexto.  

The Battle of Carmen 'School Quarter Film' - (2013)

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The Battle of Carmen. Click image for video.

The Battle of Carmen. Click image for video.

  • Oliver Olivo Batista - Writer/Director

  • Stjepan Ostoic Papic - Director of Photography

  • Sandy Hernández - as Carmen

Estimated Budget: $ / $$$

Quarter Film in the MFA in Filmmaking Program at New York Film Academy.  

After the first 8 weeks at NYFA, which felt like 6 months, here is my first shortfilm.
Rules: No dialog, Black and White, between 6 and 8 minutes. 

The Reform 'La Reforma' - (2013)

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The Reform. Click image for video.

The Reform. Click image for video.

  • Oliver Olivo Batista - Writer/Director/Photographer/Editor

  • Mariel Demorizi - Producer

Estimated Budget: $ / $$$

Short film with subtitles here                                                                                                                                      

Our entry for the "One Minute Wake Up Film Festival."                                                                                     Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 2012-2013

DoP/Camera Operator: Letter to my Future Daughter - (2012)

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Letter to my Daughter. Click image for video.

Letter to my Daughter. Click image for video.

  • Fran Montás: Producer

  • Robert Lizardo: Writer/Director

  • Oliver Olivo Batista: Director of Photography / Camera Operator

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2012

Short film here with English Subtitles.

To My Future Daughter...
A young Dominican filmmaker upset about the death of a college student in the midst of a protest, decides to leave his future daughter a video with a life lesson...

Para Mi Futura Hija...
Un joven cineasta dominicano afectado por la muerte de un estudiante universitario en medio de una protesta, decide dejarle a su futura hija un vídeo con una enseñanza de vida...

Life Instructions - Manual de la Vida (2011)

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Life instructions. Click image for video.

Life instructions. Click image for video.

  • Oliver Olivo Batista - Writer/Director/Photographer

  • Crystal Fiallo - Producer

Estimated Budget: 0 / $$$

Shortfilm
One Minute Anti Corruption Film Festival

December 2011, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. 

Short film here - with english subtitles

As soon as Oliver Olivo was informed about this festival he was really interested in participating. It was a festival fighting corruption, The One Minute Anti-Corruption Film Festival. It was a real challenge because he had not made any short films on his own yet and it had a time duration limitation of only one minute. Oliver knew that he had a good idea but he had a writer’s block and did not know what to do. He wrote countless ideas two weeks before the deadline but he was still jammed. Suddenly, three days before the deadline, the final idea came to his mind; he wrote it down and made his story board. The crew shot the documentary in only one day with a hand camera, with no professional actors and no lighting. They were just enthusiastic about the idea.

The idea was to make an anti-corruption video without showing not even one immoral or corrupt act. It was meant to resemble an euphemism of the fight against corruption. The hands were used as a symbol of creating things, of choosing to do the right thing or not; it was a matter of deciding if hands were to build or to destroy; deciding of being a corrupt human being or not.

Oliver's short film was selected as one of five finalists and awarded among 39 proposals. 

as Director of Photography: Apeco Pure Witnesses of My Life (2009)

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Apeco Pure - Witnesses of my Life. Click Image for Video.

Apeco Pure - Witnesses of my Life. Click Image for Video.

  • Judit Peralta - Director/Producer

  • Marisela Meier, Milagros Rodríguez and Lusbania Santos - Producers

  • Oliver Olivo - Director of Photography

  • Pedro Cruz - Camera Operator and Editor.

Short documentary

April 2009, Santiago, Dominican Republic. 

Jesús Natalio Puras aka “Apeco” was considered to be one of the most important Dominican photographers. For more than 50 years, he photographed generations of families in Santiago de los Caballeros, weddings, baptisms, fifteen years' celebrations, events and openings ceremonies. He was Oliver Olivo's first photography teacher while studying architecture in 2002. During that semester, he suffered a stroke that nearly killed him. It took him about four years to recover, but he made it despite his old age. In 2009, a group of friends who were working on their thesis project at the PUCMM School of Communications invited Olivo to participate. It was a documentary film about Apeco.

The man Oliver thought was only a photographer turned out to be a performer, an actor and a painter. The group encouraged Oliver to collaborate on the documentary film as Director of Photography. An experience that he really enjoyed and that also helped him confirm what he had been feeling for some years: his passion for filmmaking. There was great teamwork and the project was a success at their school.

Apeco died nine months after the shooting.