Clickbait

When a stalker handcuffs himself to YouTuber Hailey, she faces life or death decisions…if he is for real.

  • Charles Olsen
    Director
  • Charles Olsen
    Writer
  • Charles Olsen
    Producer
  • April Maguire
    Producer
  • Sam Eather
    Producer
  • April Maguire
    Key Cast
    "Hailey"
  • Stephen Mahy
    Key Cast
    "Deliveryman"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 3, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Charles Olsen

Charles Olsen is a filmmaker from Bondi Beach, Australia.

A former lawyer, Charles has since worked in the film industry in Toronto, Canada, and in Sydney, Australia. He was worked as a crew member on numerous feature films, Netflix and TV shows, and commercials. He is also a professional editor, and has edited a four minute commercial film for Buick produced by McCann Canada.

Charles has produced four previous short films which have screened at over thirty international film festivals including Sydney's Academy Award-Qualifying Flickerfest, Miami Independent Film Festival, and Down Under Berlin Film Festival. As well as producing, Charles also wrote and directed the award winning environmental drama short film "Hoax" in 2017. "Clickbait" is his fifth short film as producer and second as writer/director.

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Director Statement

Clickbait is a short, sharp thriller with a twisting plot which explores the dark side of social media and the separation of public and private personas.