ROLANDO OLALIA

LATECOMERS / NARRATIVE / SERIES

Following the lives of two strangers with cerebral palsy who end up being in each other’s orbit after their carers hook up at a bar, Latecomers is funny, real and raw in its representation of sex and disabilities.

Episodes: 6
Duration: 9-15 min
Writers: Angus Thompson, Emma Meyers & Nina Oyama
Directors: Madeleine Gottlieb , Alistair Baldwin (Ep2)
Edit: Rolando Olalia, Phoenix Chisholm (Ep2)
Producers: Liam Heyen, Hanna Ngo
Prod Co: Mad Ones, SBS Australia

Watch on: SBS On Demand

Trailer cut by SBS

Miguelito / Documentary / Feature

Travelling through Latin America, ‘Miguelito’ traces the unexplained disappearance of an eleven-year-old Puerto Rican salsa singer in 1973 and the rediscovery of his life and music decades later.

Dur: 97 min
Dir: Samuel Zubrycki
Edit: Rolando Olalia & Samuel Zubrycki
Prod: JOTZ Productions, Australia
Genre: Music, Culture, Indie
Lang: English, Spanish

Winner: Best Australian Film, Antenna Doc Film Festival, 2019
Winner: Best Film, Oaxaca Film Festival, Mexico, 2019
Nominated: Discovery Award, Raindance Film Festival, London 2019
Nominated: Best Feature Doco, Margaret Mead Film Festival, 2019
Nominated: Best Editing Feature Doco, Australian Screen Editors, 2020
Official Selection: FICCI 59, Colombia, 2019

Watch on: Docplay
Watch on: Kiniscope

POSITIVE MOVEMENTS / DOCUMENTARY

Two part documentary "Positive Movements".

In the summer of 2015, Hego an Australian artist returned to the US to complete two murals he started a year prior in two neighbourhoods in America; Strawberry Mansions and East Baltimore.
Murals that amplified the already existing positive messages of two local community groups; Wheelie Wayne of The 12 O'Clock Boys fame & the Positive Movement marching band and drill team.

Their messages:
Put down the guns, pick up some drums.
Put down a gun, pick up a bike.

Dur: 30min, 15min
Dir: Matthew Thorne
Prod: Hego, Matthew thorne
Featuring: Hego (Hugh Snelgrove), Positive Movements Marching Band, Wheelie Wayne & the 12 O’clock Boys, Ike Franks
Edit: Rolando Olalia & Matthew Thorne

Baltimore Pt 2 - 15 mins

Philadelphia Pt. 1 - 30 mins

LAMENTS OF OLD WAL

Commissioned by the State Library of Victoria for its MIRROR: New Views on Photography.

This film was primarily shot on expired 35mm Kodak stock and premiered online via Nowness Asia.

'Deaf Australian poet Walter Kadiki and Melbourne-based filmmaker Yeoseop Yoon reunite for a new short film infused with deeply moving imageries of reflection and longing. Laments of Old Wal is an immersive performance piece where Kadiki presents his original Auslan poem of the same name' - Nowness

Poet: Walter Kadiki
Director: Yeoseop Yoon
Producer: Dinusha Ratnaweera
DOP: Jani Hakli
Editor: Rolando Olalia

YOU MIGHT THINK / MUSIC VIDEO

Music Video

Artist: Sons of the East
Dir: Madeleine Gottlieb
Prod: Liam Heyen

YOUTUBE / COMMERCIAL

Client: Youtube
Dir: Miki Magasiva
Prod: Eight Productions
Agency: R/GA, Sydney

Values / Westfund / Commercial

TVC

Client: Westfund
Dir: Damon Cameron
Prod: Collider
Agency: DDB, Sydney

Limitless / Documentary / Short

Adventure led Jezza to guiding and exploring through some of the most remote locations on earth. Everything changed in 2010 when he broke his neck while guiding a canyon in the Swiss Alps. He emerged a C5 tetraplegic and became dependent on others to survive.

Dur: 10 min
Dir: We Are Explorers
Prod: We Are Explorers

Winner: Best Film, Port Fairy Film Festival, 2019
Winner: Silver Best Short Film, Sheffield Adventure Film Fest UK, 2020
Official Selection: 5 Point Adventure Film Festival Colorado, 2020
Official Selection: Kendal Mountain Film Festival UK, 2020

Telstra x Australian Ballet

Client: Telstra & Australian Ballet
Dir: Dylan Duclos
Prod: Collider
Agency: R/GA, Sydney

AEROGUARD / COMMERCIAL

Client: Aeroguard
Dir: Andrew Seaton
Prod: Mint Films
Agency: Host/Havas

Grand Final / NRL / TVC

Client: NRL
Dir: Charlie Ford
Prod: R/GA
Agency: R/GA

Easier / Mansion Air / Music Video

Artist: Mansion Air
Dir: Matthew Thorne
Prod: Collider
Label: Mushroom

Best viewed in HD 1080p

Tall Poppy / Documentary / Feature

Poppy became the number one female bowl skater in Australia at age 14 and at 17 went on to take out bronze at the X Games - the ultimate competition in the world of skateboarding. Filmed over 10 years, this documentary follows Poppy Starr Olsen as she grapples with the transition from child prodigy skateboarder to world-renowned athlete.

Dur: 90 min
Dir: Justine Moyle
Edit: Rolando Olalia
Prod: Candid Films, ABC, Screen Australia
Genre: Documentary, Sport
Distro: Garage Entertainment

Watch on: Apple TV

Trailer edit by Henry Stafford

HOT MESS / NARRATIVE / FEATURE

A subversive female comedy, Hot Mess is an honest, and touching look at the insecurities and angst of life for twenty-somethings.

Dur: 90 min
Dir: Lucy Coleman
Edit: Lara Benwell & Rolando Olalia
Prod: Filmink, Lose as Hell
Genre: Indie, Comedy

Official Selection: Seattle International Film Festival, 2018
Official Selection: Sydney Underground Film Festival, 2019
Official Selection: Perth Revelation International Film Festival, 2019

Watch on: Netflix