The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan

Synopsis

Following the arrest of Bradley Donovan for the abduction of a young schoolgirl, DI Watkins and child psychologist Sarah Hardy set out to Donovan’s house in the hope of finding the missing victim. When they arrive, they are greeted by Donovan’s worried wife, Olivia. With Olivia’s state of mind in a very vulnerable place, Watkins and Sarah must use all their experience and tact to try to encourage Olivia to cooperate

Film details

Year: 2016
Runtime: 00:22:30
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Español, Português, Français, العربية, 中文（简体）

Credits

Director

Carl Mackenzie

Writers

Carl Mackenzie

Producers

Carl Mackenzie
Eva Pope
Sarah Mackenzie

About the filmmaker

By Carl Mackenzie

Creator of “The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan”, Carl Mackenzie is an established writer, director and producer who is recognised for his determination and passion within the film industry. Carl's much talked about debut short, The Silent Network (2012), was quickly followed by thriller, Rekindled (2013). Both films were extremely well received. In 2016, Carl began pre-production on dark drama “The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan” which he wrote, produced and directed. The film received the Jury Special Mention for Outstanding UK Film at Manchester Film Festival in 2017 and Eva Pope received a nomination for best supporting actress at the California Women’s Film Festival in Hollywood. In the same year, Carl also produced short film ‘Spark (or the Advantages of Recording your Conversations)’, directed by Ty Glaser and in association with Mencap. The film starred May-Ann Cafferkey, Tom Sawyer and Sarah Gordy. More recently, Carl wrote, produced and directed short film ‘Just A Day’ starring Matt Hookings (‘Winter Ridge’), Michael Redmond (‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’, ‘Vikings’) and Jamie Chambers (‘Dark Angel’, ‘King Arthur’).

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