We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Alix Oliver. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Alix below.

Hi Alix, thanks for joining us today. Can you tell us a bit about who your hero is and the influence they’ve had on you?

My hero is my uncle Oliver. When I was younger, the two older male figures in my life were my grandpa and my uncle. They both have always been similar, but the reason my uncle had a bigger influence on me is because we can relate to many more things more and discuss anything in our culture. We have such similar humors except mine, that can be darker at times. He’s a big military man, so many of my morals and views to treat others came from him.

He has taught me many lessons on being a man and a gentleman. Whenever I need advice on a topic, I can call him. Other than being in the military and competitive weight training, he’s an actor. So, when I come up with a character that I feel he’s right to play, I call him and we discuss the role. He’s actually one of the actors that never has to audition for me, my go to casting director knows him also, so whenever I say him for a part, then she just gives me the “okay.”

I have many stories of my uncle, but the one that shows his silliness, playfulness, and humor is one when I was a kid. My cousins, sister, and I played a game with him based off the Incredible Hulk because my uncle has the build similar to the character. We all fake attack him and he fake falls until he fake transforms into the Hulk. When he transforms, we all scream, run, and hide. When he finds us, we all try to fake fight or wrestle and he throws us on the nearby bed. It was a game that we always played at my grandparents. My grandma hated the noise and grandpa just watched television with his bedroom door closed. It was super fun because he made sure to put smiles on our little faces.

I love my uncle. He’s one of the best people in my life and I’ll always hold him to such high standards.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I been in the industry for 6 years. When I started, I didn’t know anything about it except that it was fun and creative. I learned how to screen write which opened the door for me to join the Georgia Film Academy. From there, I worked on my own short films and went to work on bigger sets. I started my own production company, Midnight Coffee Productions and recruited like minded individuals to join. I shot a proof of concept for a tv serious called, “Dead Serious” and the proof of concept is now award winning in many film festivals worldwide. I am currently working on many different divisions/subsidiary companies with the first two being Midnight Coffee: East Coast and Midnight Coffee Records. My team and I just shot a proof of concept directed by my producing partner, Will Frontera named Chuck. It serves as a prelude for the feature film that he wrote. I also currently have a feature film in development that’s looking to film in summer 2024. It’s called Becoming Alix and I will tell my story like it’s never been seen or heard. Along with those things, I do have more scripts and productions in development. Oh, and I’m currently teaching a screenwriting course. My company and I are using my class to find the next creatives with a good skill in screenwriting. Everyone that’s taking the class is super talented and I’m excited to read their script at the end of the class.

The problems that I solve for others is helping them move along the production phases because many don’t understand everything that they actually entail.

I am most proud of my production company members because each one of them is so freaking talented and keep me wanting to make more content. I just want to shoutout and name drop the current members and they are: Bernard Ansa, Evan Bailey, Taniya “Tee” Bazille, Landrie Benson, Crysilyn Childs, Jarid Coronado, Julia De La Luz, Carter Johnson, Tarun Karthikeyan, Bryce Longmire, Katie McCloskey, and Morgan Tierra-Ukaonu. They are all extraordinary and phenomenal individuals to work with in this industry.

What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?

I feel like the main thing that helped me build my reputation was human connection. I value people’s lives and like to get to know them instead of using them as pawns or workers. I believe that all crew members matter and everyone has a story to tell, or sometimes just need a friend . I can be firm to get the job done, but also can be a chill person to work with. You don’t always have to be super serious and a jerk to get your job done. So, I like to focus more on connections, but I can be successful by doing so.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect would be having something completed. At the end of the day, I can look back at what was done and show others that hard work has paid off.

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Laila Pruitt, Quin Patterson, and Emily Coughlin