Olympia (2018 documentary film)

Olympia is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Harry Mavromichalis, about the career of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis.^[1][2] The film premiered at Doc NYC in 2018 and was released in the United States on July 9, 2020.^[3][4]

Olympia
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Harry Mavromichalis
Written by	Harry Mavromichalis Sam Eggers
Produced by	Harry Mavromichalis Muriel Moraes Keren Seol Andrew Ford
Starring	Olympia Dukakis Whoopi Goldberg Laura Linney Diane Ladd Lynn Cohen Lainie Kazan Austin Pendleton Ed Asner Armistead Maupin Michael Dukakis
Cinematography	John Ryan Johnson Federico Cesca
Edited by	Sam Eggers Harry Mavromichalis Andrew Ford
Music by	Paul Cantelon
Production company	Abramorama
Release date	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) (Doc NYC)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Appearances

• Olympia Dukakis
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Laura Linney
• Diane Ladd
• Lynn Cohen
• Lainie Kazan
• Austin Pendleton
• Ed Asner
• Armistead Maupin
• Michael Dukakis
• Thomas Kean
• Louis Zorich
• Apollo Dukakis
• Rocco Sisto
• Tony Simotes
• Tina Packer
• Peter Zorich
• Stefan Zorich

Release

Olympia was shown at many film festivals including Doc NYC on November 11, 2018.^[5]

• Cleveland International Film Festival^[6]
• Thessaloniki International Film Festival^[7]
• Martha's Vineyard Film Festival^[8]
• RiverRun International Film Festival^[9]
• Martha's Vineyard Film Festival^[10]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.^[11] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter calls it "a compelling profile of a woman who's defiantly marched to the beat of her own drum."^[12]

Michael Ordoña of Los Angeles Times said Olympia "is much more about the personal than the professional, crafting an interior portrait of a woman at home in her own skin... and certainly an unusual celebrity documentary."^[13]