Oliver Brackenbury

With my most current project nearing fruition, I’ve found myself looking to the past.

Tonight We Fall In Love was my first feature film script and the above is the first thing I ever directed. Having just finished my degree I was dying to film a feature but knew I didn’t have the funds or the experience necessary. So instead I cooked up this trailer, bringing it from concept to screening in the Ottawa Byward Market over the course of about three months.

Like anybody, I cringe a little when comparing my earlier efforts to present ones but when all is said and done I’ve no regrets about what I and the good people who worked with me made that summer. It was a great learning experience and I was proud to present the finished work to everyone when we screened it at my favourite place to get a drink during my University years, The Mercury Lounge.

Plus, I’m rather fond of being able to see any type of artist’s earlier work so I can see how they’ve evolved. Maybe you do too? This trailer was my first collaboration with Mark Zanin while Sweet Fever, Eggs and Shawn are our latest. I’d like to think we’ve come a ways these past six years!