Lanre Olabisi (b. 1974, Plainfield, USA) wanted to be a filmmaker since the age of four. Even though he attended a film course at school, he wasn't convinced of a career in film, thus he initially studied English literature at the University of Michigan, graduating in 1995. He then spent three and a half years in Madrid where he taught English. But his travels around Europe brought him back to his childhood dream. After returning to New York he started making commercials and short films and, in 2004, he began studying film at the City College of New York, where he acquired his MFA last year. Filmography: Target Practice (2001), Invitations (2003), Abre la puerta (2005), Collision (2006). August the First (2007) is his feature film debut, which he wrote and produced himself and took four and a half years to make. The film, part of his degree course, was financed with the help of friends, family and student loans.
MFF Karlovy Vary
