Jeff Oliver (he/him) is a writer, director, educator and former standup comedian.

He has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, appeared on NPR’s Tell Me More and once as a question on Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me

Since 2012 he has taught filmmaking workshops with organizations like Oregon Children’s Theatre, Movie Madness, Hollywood Theatre & Outside the Frame. Between 2020-2022, he managed the Black Filmmaker Fellowship for Open Signal Labs in Portland, Oregon.

His first documentary feature, It’s Not That Kind of Camp, about Dr. Ernst Bulova and the founding of Buck’s Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp premiered in 2017. 

In 2021, he was picked to write & direct a segment of Call + Response for the Montavilla Jazz Festival. His segment, The Beast of Torpor, premiered at the Portland Art Museum.

His most recent short film, Thirsty Thursday, was funded by the Oregon Community Foundation, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, Open Signal Labs and the Meyer Memorial Trust.

Contact

thatjeffoliver@gmail.com