No traditional film cameras — only a smartphone.
No studio.
No distributor.
No previous experience making movies.
How did "Olive" co-directors and co-writers Hooman Khalili (left) and Pat Gilles make a feature film under these circumstances?
Moreover, how did they rope in Gena Rowlands, raise thousands of dollars in funding thanks in part to a former Facebook executive — and get Oscar to take notice of the film?
"Olive," the first feature film to be shot entirely with a smartphone, has already had two limited runs in L.A.-area arthouse theaters; a song from the movie is on the short-list for an Academy Award.