Filmmaker Richard O' Sullivan Talks About His Upcoming Video on Demand Release

Recently I spoke with Richard O'Sullivan of Lost Colony Entertainment not only about the slate of movies and shows his company is about to release on Comcast Video on Demand, but also about his life as a writer/filmmaker. The deal with Comcast includes a feature-length comedy, Communication Breakdown, as well as a documentary about independent filmmaking, Filmsta: Making Movies with Twigs and Yarn, and the sitcom Traveling Man. The short films Poor Sense of Direction, The Rejection Letters of Dan Lashley and The Magic Cornflake will also be making their television debuts as part of the deal.

Amanda Sparks: Richard, although I've met you several times, I feel like I've gotten to know you more through your myspace blog. Would you ever do films based on your life?

Richard O'Sullivan: All my scripts are autobiographical really, which is kinds fucked up if you've read my scripts. People read "Radio Free Babylon" (a script yet to be filmed), and I tell them that's the most autobiographical of all my screenplays and they just kinda start moving away from me slowly. Because all those characters are different parts of me. The good, the bad, the ugly, the twisted. It's all in there and sometimes it's pretty scary. But if you put it all together I think it can also be pretty interesting and entertaining. Just a matter of finding where the money's buried.

AS: How did you end up approaching Comcast about the movie, shows, shorts and documentary?