Evelyn S. Oliver ~Director~

Evelyn S. Oliver



Writer/ Director/ Producer/ Editor of “The Testimony of a Devotee” and "Give Us Green Cards".

Evelyn S. Oliver has always had a love for film. In 2004, this Queens born filmmaker got her first experience in media at Center Media, an organization broadcasting TV and documentary segments about LGBT people of color in recovery. Through a partnership with Manhattan Neighborhood Network, Center Media taught Evelyn TV camera operating, digital camera operating, Final Cut Pro editing and documentary interview skills. She filmed and edited events for airplay on Manhattan Neighborhood Network including “The Speak Out Documentary”, “The No No Talent Show” and “The Outspoken Recovery Show.”

Evelyn’s goal in media is to to provide quality productions about women and young girls of color in film and theater. Considering the depiction of women of color in mainstream media she decided to form Sapphire Productions in 2005. Sapphire Productions also provides videography & editing services. Evelyn has filmed several personal family events for various clients.

In 2008, Evelyn became a member of the NY Film Collective (formally called Filmmakers & Actors who just Wanna Make Stuff), a group for filmmakers and actors to get together, pool their resources and make films.
The NY Film Collective allowed Evelyn to expand her skills and network with others just interested in making a quality project. Evelyn has created several shorts with the NY Film Collective including “Eddy n’ Rex (love the ladies) as Assistant Director & Editor, “One Dollar” as Co Director & Assistant Editor.


Casts from "The Testimony of a Devotee".
From the left, Jewel Redhead as Marie, Evelyn, China L Colston as Chandra, and Deric L. Johnson as Darius.
Check out the trailer of "The Testimony of a Devotee"


In the summer of 2009, Evelyn decided to produce her first narrative short film “The Testimony of a Devotee". "The Testimony of a Devotee" is about a devoted, married woman who contemplates when to confront her cheating husband in the span of one week. Evelyn's reason for making the film was to explain the subject of infidelity and how it effects family. By the fall she pulled together a team of dedicated colleagues and friends. Her goal is to continue to create thought provoking media that reaches a variety of different audiences.
In early 2010, she joined the new sitcom project of SadKidsProductions, GIVE US GREEN CARDS. Currently she is editing the pilot episode.



References:

Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/SapphireProduct
Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Evelyn-S-Oliver/1192052226
"The Testimony of a Devotee" blog
http://www.the-testimony-of-a-devotee.blogspot.com/
"The Testimony of a Devotee" Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2OYIg2yQtQ
Evelyn's Flickr Page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownbetty/