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Mike Olenick

Overview

Mike Olenick makes perverse genre films focused on photography, forbidden desire, reproduction, transformation, memories, and outer space. His films have screened at Fantastic Fest and Fantasia, streamed on MUBI, played on Dutch television, and have won awards at the Slamdance Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Cinematexas, Big Muddy Film Festival, and Nightmares Film Festival, among others. In 2016 he was one of the inaugural fellows at Shudder Labs, where he developed a script for a sci-fi / horror feature.

Mike has worked as an editor of projects for Guy Maddin (including The Forbidden Room and Keyhole), Michael Robinson, Kelly Reichardt, the Quay Brothers, Lucy Raven, and Sadie Benning. Since 2003 he has edited numerous works for Jennifer Reeder, including A Million Miles Away, Blood Below the Skin, and Knives and Skin. Works he's edited are in the collections of MoMA and the Tate.

Mike received his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art with an emphasis in Photography and a BFA in Media Studies from the Columbus College of Art & Design. He was a fashion “do” in Vice Magazine and his love of cats has been documented on Buzzfeed. When he is not putting together a jigsaw puzzle or drawing cats he is working on the script for a sci-fi / soap opera / thriller.

Known for

Acting
2014 Red Luck Actor Red Luck 59
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2014 Red Luck Actor The Photographer 59
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2014 Red Luck Actor Male Victim 59
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Directing
2024 Please Be Tender Directing Director N/A
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2017 The Cure Directing Director N/A
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2014 Red Luck Directing Director 59
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2013 All the Memory in the World Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Please Be Tender Writing Writer N/A
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2017 The Cure Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2017 The Cure Production Producer N/A
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2012 And I Will Rise, If Only To Hold You Down Production Producer 59
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2010 Seven Songs About Thunder Production Producer 59
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Camera
2024 Please Be Tender Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2017 The Cure Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2014 A Million Miles Away Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2013 Girls Love Horses Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2011 Tears Cannot Restore Her: Therefore, I Weep Camera Director of Photography 59
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2010 Seven Songs About Thunder Camera Director of Photography 59
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Editing
2024 Please Be Tender Editing Editor N/A
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2024 Gary Editing Editor N/A
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2021 They/Them/Us Editing Editor 59
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2019 Knives and Skin Editing Editor 58
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2018 I Dream You Dream of Me Editing Editor 59
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2017 Shuvit Editing Editor 59
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2017 Lola, 15 Editing Editor 59
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2017 All Small Bodies Editing Editor 58
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2017 The Cure Editing Editor N/A
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2016 Crystal Lake Editing Editor 59
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2016 Marietta Brimble Editing Editor N/A
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2015 Blood Below the Skin Editing Editor 59
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2014 A Million Miles Away Editing Editor N/A
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2013 Girls Love Horses Editing Editor N/A
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2013 Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H. Editing Online Editor 59
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2012 And I Will Rise, If Only To Hold You Down Editing Editor 59
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2011 Tears Cannot Restore Her: Therefore, I Weep Editing Editor 59
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2010 Seven Songs About Thunder Editing Editor 59
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2005 Uyuni Editing Editor N/A
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2004 Travis Editing Editor 59
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2004 The Closer Stockholm Editing Editor N/A
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