Oliver William Staton | Award-Winning Japanese American Filmmaker & Director

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Oliver William Staton

DIRECTOR · PRODUCER · EDITOR · WRITER

Current Projects:

Big Steps

Short Film - Director

currently in post-production

Alph and the Beacon

Stop Motion Short - Director, Animator

currently in pre-production

What You Won't Do For Love

Comedy Sketch - Director, Producer, Editor

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Isms And Ish

Comedy Sketch - Director, Producer, Editor

Recent Short Films: 2023-2024

Places We Knew

Director, Writer

A young Japanese American visiting his childhood home in Japan must choose between an idyllic vacation or staying to grieve with his estranged family.

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Thread Tension

Producer

A sweatshop somewhere in England, 1987. Management is desperate to dispel the mysterious phenomenon spreading among the seamstresses: full-body possessions.

Date Night

Director, Producer, Editor

A single woman's quest for love takes an unexpected turn during a wildly misinterpreted "date."

Standby

1st Assistant Director

A Christmas comedy about unexpected turns, real moments, and the chaos in between.

Feature Films:

Left On Red

1st Assistant Director

With a string of failed relationships behind her, Taylor tries to find love again in a new city but ends up having to confront her demons while attempting to outrun her past.

Earlier Films:

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Bardo

Director, Writer

Short Film, 2022

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Birdwatching

Production Designer

Short Film, 2022

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Muscles

Director, Writer, Editor

Short Film, 2021

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Take Me To The Scaffold

Sound Recordist, Editor

Short Documentary, 2021

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Geri's Game

Animator

Stop Motion Short, 2020

Made In Putney

Director, Producer, Editor

Web Video 2024

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