oli lee andersson (they/them) is a writer, filmmaker, educator, and artist based in Los Angeles, CA.
They seek to incite imaginings of identity, community, time, and belonging, grounded in their experiences as a trans and queer diasporic Korean person. oli harnesses ancestral artifacts and rituals, intergenerational oral histories, and practices of collective care in the emboldening of more capacious visions of desire, joy, and aliveness.
They are a second year Master’s candidate in the Division of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Before coming to USC, they earned a B.F.A. in Art and Design with a concentration in Studio Art from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
contact: oooleeand@gmail.com
Film Screenings
2024 PAY IT NO MIND - A Queer - Trans - Gender Nonconforming Artist Showcase, Stomping Ground LA, Los Angeles, CA (dir. Kei Austin)
2023 WeHo Pride Arts Fest Experimental Film Program, Braindead Studios, Los Angeles, CA (Curator: Jheanelle Brown)
2023 “Queer Knowing”, All Street NYC, New York City, NY
2022 “Dearest,” 2022 BFA Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
Selected Work / Volunteer Experience
2024 Assistant Director, Fluid Freedom, short film / dir. Eris Baker
Fall 2024 Teaching Assistant, CTCS 190: Introduction to Film, University of Southern California
2024 Consultant/Assistant SFX Artist/Production Assistant/Production Designer, Janazah, short film / dir. Mohammad Aseer Adeeb
Spring 2024 Student Assistant, CTPR 288: Developing Ideas for Film and Television, University of Southern California
Spring 2024 Teaching Assistant, CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium, University of Southern California
2023 Production Assistant, ANTS, documentary / The Ummah Chroma
2023 Makeup Artist/Prop Assistant, Saudade, short film / dir. Mohammad Aseer Adeeb
2023 Production Assistant/Assistant Makeup Artist, When the Oyster Becomes Your World, short film / dir. Rraine Hanson
Fall 2023 Teaching Assistant, CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium, University of Southern California
Fall 2023 Course Assistant, CTCS 585: Seminar in Film/Television Critical Theory and Production, University of Southern California
2022 Chair, BFA Design Team, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
2021 Art and Writing Co-Lead, The Peahce Project
2020-21 Staff Artist, The Peahce Project
Awards
2022 Outstanding Contribution to Diversity, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
2022 Outstanding Work in Art History, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
Publications
2022 “Local Bloom,” .WAV Zine, Vol. 04, June 2022.
2021 “Gender Only Exists in the Shower When There's a Window' & 'An Homage to Corals, I Don't Know What I'm Doing,".RAW Journal of Art and Design, 2021.
Talks / Presentations
2023 Monstrous Drag: Transgressing the Ornamental Object/Abject of Desire on The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, First Forum: CAMS Graduate Student Conference, USC
2022 Trans, nonbinary, gender nonconforming community dialogue and discussion space (organizer and discussion lead), San Luis Obispo, CA
2022 Instagram Live Artist Talk: Senior Studio Series, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA