Ollie Manton

Movies

Without Water
Director of Photography
A resilient crop-farmer endeavours to preserve his land, legacy and way of life in the face of Australia’s ongoing ‘big dry’.
Ostrich
Gaffer
Desperate for independence, mother, Helena secretly applies to university, uncertain of the response she will get from her conservative family. Her goal is sidetracked when she learns that her son is hiding a terrible secret.
Ostrich
Assistant Camera
Desperate for independence, mother, Helena secretly applies to university, uncertain of the response she will get from her conservative family. Her goal is sidetracked when she learns that her son is hiding a terrible secret.
Ragdoll
Director of Photography
Lucy convinces Max to go to a nightclub together, to test the bounds of their relationship. After leaving the club, fear takes hold and connections begin to crumble.
Lichen
Assistant Camera
Anthony is a Park Ranger who has worked at Maddingly National Park with his father since he was a young boy. After discovering unusual damage to native moss and lichen groups within his park, Anthony learns the environmental harm is linked to increased toxic gas emissions from a local coal-fired power station. Aware of the critical impact sulphur dioxide pollution has on human health, Anthony, with support from his father Laurence, is desperate to get the word of warning out by publishing his study in a popular Australian magazine. He consults a reluctant journalist at The Edge Magazine as to how he can get his exposé out to the public in a meaningful way. However not everyone is so willing to make controversial accusations against the powerful and reputable energy company responsible.
Collisions
Gaffer
Racing home after a bad night out, Jimmy and Peter crash in the middle of a forest. When the friends start arguing about how to deal with the situation, they descend into a nightmare from which they will never wake up.
Love Cut
Focus Puller
The morning after sleeping together for the first time, Mia and Will are forced to confront their conflicted feelings for each other when Will accidentally stabs Mia.