When acclaimed documentary editor Charles Olivier first stepped into the editing bay for HBO's Surviving Ohio State, he was met with a mountain of footage and the monumental task of giving voice to a story of profound trauma. What he uncovered were the makings of a powerful and shockingly resonant narrative that demanded to be told. In collaboration with Grant Heslov and George Clooney's Smokehouse Productions, Olivier meticulously crafted a deeply moving and unflinching testimony to the hundreds of men who survived sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Richard Strauss, a team doctor in Ohio State University's athletics program.It was an honor to get to speak to him today about that doc and about some of the other landmark series, like The Jinx, which he's worked on. Let's dive into the interview. - YouTube www.youtube.com NFS: Hey Charlie! Surviving Ohio State has maintained a strong presence as the #1 series on HBO Max since its release. How does it feel to work on such a popular title?Charles Olivier: Hey Jason, thanks a lot. Yeah, I suppose in a word, Surviving Ohio State’s popularity is, I’d say, bittersweet. It’s complicated. I’m so happy that the story of all these men is finally getting the audience it deserves, and that feels really good, if not also a little painful, in that their decades of tragedy have for so long been overlooked, or worse. The film isn’t a smoking gun of hidden evidence, something that, you know, we suddenly found and revealed....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 9 July