Jan Oliver Lucks (imdb here) was born in Germany to an Iranian/Indian mother and German father. In 2005 he moved to New Zealand to study film.
One of Ollie's first short films, The Characteristics of C-Minor (2014), was made for the BBC and screened at more than 20 international film festivals. His 2015 short Wilbur Force premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival and became a Short of the Week on Vimeo. It was picked up by Maori TV and developed into the documentary Wilbur: The King in the Ring (2017). There is No "I" in Threesome is Ollie's latest film and is now streaming as HBO Max Original. |
Throughout his career, Jan Oliver Lucks has been supported by Script to Screen, the New Zealand Film Commission and the Dunedin City Council. Thank you!
Ollie can bake and his future alpacas will be named Werner, Errol and Agnès. You can either find him at home in Dunedin & Central Otago or behind icons (bottom).
Ollie can bake and his future alpacas will be named Werner, Errol and Agnès. You can either find him at home in Dunedin & Central Otago or behind icons (bottom).