Who we are
A group of independent filmmakers in Columbus, Ohio, who love a good story. Like the one about MIKE OLSKY.
Have comments, questions or feedback? Email us at production@olskyfilm.com.
What this film's about
All of us have difficult moments in life; and sometimes we crash and burn. After it's over, we're faced with the choice of either picking ourselves up from the rubble, or staying there, stuck in the depths of an awful experience.
We enter this short, independent film to find Mike Olsky on that very day - where he makes his choice.
In about six minutes of gritty character exploration, we see Olsky grilled by his rehab psychologist, and we see where his choice ultimately leads. It's an emotional peek into the life of a star hockey player, on the verge of either leading his team to glory, or continuing his downward spiral.
Our qualifications
Steph Greegor is an award-winning journalist and prize-winning screenwriter based in Columbus, OH. Greegor wrote the short film and is also producing and directing. She produced and directed multiple web videos for The Other Paper and covered Columbus' pro hockey team as part of the Fox Sports Ohio team.
John Newkirk is a SAG-AFTRA actor and the owner of Kool Kat Entertainment LLC. John has produced and starred in three award winning short films and is currently cast in a feature film set to begin principal photography in September, 2015.
Gil Whitney is a Columbus, Ohio, based Director of Photography with over 15 years of experience in film and video production. He has extensive experience in corporate, web, documentary, commercial and narrative projects.
Aaron Massey will play the lead role of Mike Olsky. Aaron is a Columbus-based actor/writer/director. His recent acting work includes Alice D starring horror legend Kane Hodder, RefugeFrom The Storm alongside Michael Madsen, and recently on stage portraying Brick Pollitt in Tennessee William's Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at Curtain Player's Theatre. See the rest of his credits on IMDb here.
Ryan K. Smith lived & studied in Los Angeles for nearly 10 years. The former audio/video production student at Cincinnati State is now based in his hometown of Walton, Kentucky with his wife and 1-year-old son. He is an established actor best known for his recurring roles on Justified (FX) & The Young & The Restless (CBS) as well as Big Love (HBO), Dexter (Showtime), Mad Men (AMC) and over 15 national commercials including two super bowl spots. See the rest of his IMDB credits here.
For more information on our cast and crew, please visit our website.
What We Need & What You Get
We need to raise $10,000 to make this film and enter it in multiple film festivals for consideration on the 2016 circuit, starting with the Sundance Film Festival.
We've done our best to provide fun and unique perks for your financial support. Perks include personal shout-outs and thank you's to being on set to watch us film or have one of your personal items, like a hockey stick, as a prop in the movie.
The majority of your dollars support Central Ohio business
The short will be filmed entirely in Columbus, with the majority of cast and crew being Columbus-based, or Ohio-based.
This means that the majority of dollars you put into this film, make their way right back to the Central Ohio community.
Risks & Challenges
Filmmaking is a challenging business and investors don't always make their money back.
We want to be completely transparent with you - you will not make any money from this investment.
This is an opportunity to support an independent film, Columbus workers, the city of Columbus, and us. We hope you'll take that chance and let us do you proud.
Other Ways You Can Help - SHARE US!
We would greatly appreciate if you shared our information socially and helped us get people talking about this short film or investing in it. Thank you in advance!
Thank you!
We sincerely appreciate that you took time to visit our page and read about our project. Have a great day. And thank you!
~ Olsky Cast & Crew
