Jenni Olson

I want people to have a new way of looking at the world when they leave the theater.

— Jenni Olson

Certainly my films are cinematically unusual, and quite contemplative in their pacing compared to conventional films, but I think overall they are…

— Jenni Olson

While the creative aspects of my filmmaking style are challenging in their own ways, I have developed such confidence and passion over…

— Jenni Olson

I think the biggest misconception about experimental film in general is that it is always difficult and inaccessible.

— Jenni Olson

I find that I always also manage to incorporate a simultaneous reflection on cinema history into my films.

— Jenni Olson

ather than Eisenstein's fast and hard cutting, I like to hold the shot very still and for longer than we're accustomed to.…

— Jenni Olson

It is vitally important that you prioritize your film and use your time and energy and resources to make it happen. Stop…

— Jenni Olson

My work is not for everyone, but I think if people give it a try, they may be surprised by how entertaining…

— Jenni Olson

I have always been interested in crafting films that use long, static urban landscape shots as a way of manipulating the emotions…

— Jenni Olson

I definitely find the technical aspects of post-production generally quite overwhelming.

— Jenni Olson

I've been making 16mm urban landscape films about San Francisco for many years. I choose different nonfiction themes to investigate and am…

— Jenni Olson

Stop helping everyone else make their films, and enlist them to help you make yours. This is an exaggeration, but the point…

— Jenni Olson