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Olivia Newman is an American film director and screenwriter.[1][2] She is best known for directing First Match (2018) and the 2022 feature adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing.[3]

Olivia Newman
NationalityAmerican
EducationVassar College (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
OccupationFilm director, Writer and Producer
Years active2010–present

Life and career


Newman was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. She holds a B.A. in French and women’s studies from Vassar College and an MFA in film from Columbia University.[4][5] Her first short film, Blue-Eyed Mary was shown at the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival in 2010.[6]

Olivia´s debut feature film First Match starring Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo and Jharrel Jerome premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. First Match was released by Netflix in 2018.[7] She directed the 2022 box office hit drama film Where The Crawdads Sing, a Hello Sunshine and 3000 Pictures adaptation of the Delia Owens novel with the same name.[8][9]


Filmography


Short film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
2009 Blue-Eyed Mary Yes No No
2010 First Match Yes Yes No
Storm Up the Sky No No Yes
2011 The Runner No No Yes
2012 Lucky Duck No No Yes

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer
2018 First Match Yes Yes
2022 Where the Crawdads Sing Yes No

Television

Year Title Notes
2019 Chicago Fire Episodes "What Will Define You", "Move a Wall", "Badlands" and "Mercy"
2020 FBI Episode "Broken Promises"
TBA The Last Thing He Told Me Miniseries

Accolades


Year Award Category Result Ref.
2012 New Jersey Film Festival Grand Prize Won [10]
Aspen Shortsfest Jury Award Won [11]
2018 SXSW Film Festival SXSW Gamechanger Award Won [12]
Audience Award Won [13]

References







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