Olly Blackburn

"No one is evil, they just make very bad decisions. And no one has super powers, they only have their street smarts."

"Director Olly Blackburn has, for the last ten years, been one of the most respected and in-demand directors of music videos and commercials."

"I suppose my mega heroes are the films of Michael Powell and Sam Peckinpah. I would have loved to have looked over their shoulder. I’m a bit of a cinephile. I love cinema. It’s an amazing medium. I ca…"

"The film is about what happens when real people do ghastly things to each other, and sure, it shows those things because that's the tone of the film — fairly realistic."

"I’ve directed a fair amount of stuff in the past, such as music videos, commercials and short films and I believe that the best way to learn in this industry – I mean, you can go to film school and th…"

"Blackburn also took an interest in the dynamics of friendships between men and the psychological games that can become part of this."

"I think Donkey Punch is an extreme thriller or an extreme reality-based thriller. The whole point of the film is it's grounded in reality."

"Olly has created a distinctive and glamorous look that belies the fact that the entire film was shot in less than a month."