INTERVIEW
Olivia Dunlop - INTERview

Myself Ms. Olivia Dunlop, the Original Script & Screenplayer along with being the Producer of the Documentary Movie named The Victims of Sundarbans. The lives and livelihoods of the tiger victim widows and their children are vividly portrayed. Sundarbans being the largest mangrove forest in the world under the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It took me 8.5 years to understand the people of Sundarbans, document their lives and give them a ray of hope of providing Education for All which is the main objective of making this movie.
What's the absolutely necessary ingredient to be a good actor/director/screenplayer?
To be a visionary and have the ability to picturize the entire movie through your mind's eye is the primary and the most important ingredient to be a good screenplayer.
First and last cinematographic crush?
Recent one is the Testament : The Story of Moses directed by Benjamin Ross is a 3 part biblical docuseries And there are many more like the Titanic, The Lighthouse, Dunkirk, Gone with the Wind, Doctor Zhivago, Ben-Hur, Life of Pi, Roma, The Tree of Life,
How old you were when you decided you wanted to be an actor/director/screenplayer?
I was 18 when I decided to write my own blank verses, poems, short story and recently wrote a script and screenplay for the Documentary Movie known as The Victims of Sundarbans.

For you a Film is...
A visual art form to communicate stories both real and fictional. Films are about feelings and perceptions for both Entertainment, Raising Awareness, Educating People at large and it also reflects our social, cultural and backgrounds against various backdrops from each village, city, state, country.
What do you feel when you're acting/directing/writing?
When I am writing the pen flows through like a feather of varied emotions which otherwise wouldn't have seen the light of day. Great means of story telling and Communicating to masses.
You can go to the Movies with an actor/director/screenplayer that you love. What kind of movie do you choose and with who you're gonna watch it?
I would love to go for a movie with Bradley Cooper.
Movies are usually with family so maybe a movie like The Sound of Music or an Oliver Twist or My Fair Lady, usually I love watching old classics.
Audrey Hepburn used to say “Nothing is Impossible”, what do you think about it?
I belive in the statement with all earnesty. Nothing is Impossible if you put your mind and heart to it.
Can you live just of your passion?
Yes, passion and hard work go hand in hand.
What's more important talent or luck?
Both, being at the right time and right place is important for talent and luck to be on your side.
You must go to a desert island but you can bring with you just one movie...
The Sound of Music
Have you ever accepted a part/ a movie to direct/ a script to write even if you didn't like the project?
No. I have written a script only when I was fully convinced with what I wanted to tell to the world.

What's the best compliment you have received about your Job?
The Awards and Accolades which I have received from the Documentary Movie The Victims of Sundarbans were surreal. I felt people could connect with the original story of the tiger victim widows and their children in Sundarbans.
Are you satisfied about your career?
No, I want to do more work and rather exceptionally good work. Hungry for more.
Do you have a good luck charm?
Yes
Which is the worst moment on set ?
Convincing the actors to play certain portions in the movie especially when the actors are not trained.
How do you feel when a job you've been part of it's ending?
It's an empty feeling. It's like a child going away abroad for higher studies and the parents yearn and sulk but are extremely proud, happy, glad and cheerful about the success the child receives in a foreign country.
Have you ever lied to get a part/job?
No
If you should win an Oscar your first taught would go to…
The strong women of Sundarbans and the faces of the underprivileged children who don't have fathers. The smiles on their faces would be great and to win an Oscar for them would be extremely overwhelming as I am working with then since 8.5 years.
