FACTORY FILM FEST

[ arthouse fashion shorts ]


08.2026

THE WEIGHT OF WAITING

Oliver J. Frisby

  • credits -

    • director: @oliverjfrisby 
    • dp: @_jamienorman 
    • actor: @mikey__bo 
    • 1st ad: @_steenstudio 
    • gaffer: @thejagrajsingh 
    • edit & sound: @oliverjfrisby 
    • colourist: @_jamienorman 
    • composer: @jamesocoulthard 
    • pa: @_aidenhorner 
    • location: doncaster unitarian church

artist statement -
The Weight of Waiting is a meditation on time, memory, and self-imposed pressure told through ritual, movement, and the act of dressing. somewhere between memory and reality, past and future, a limbo of whispers, unanswered messages, and the weight of trying to become something. this piece came from a fragile place, a period of looking inward and truly feeling the weight of creating, of waiting, and of being present with myself.

artist bio -
Oliver, a UK-based director working across fashion films, music videos, and narrative-driven projects, creates from a place that feels inward rather than performative. His work explores mood, memory, and human emotion, leaning into intimacy and atmosphere. It exists somewhere between fashion and narrative; less about what is shown, more about what is felt. And that’s something I’ve always been drawn to.


[ Oliver J. Frisby ]