Addison O'Dea explained

Addison O'Dea
Birth Name:Hugh Addison White O'Dea
Birth Date:15 June 1979
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Education:New York University (BSc)
Partner:Minnie Driver (2019–present; engaged)

Addison O'Dea (; born June 15, 1979) is an American filmmaker and writer who specializes in anthropology.[1] His work has been published and broadcast by National Geographic,[2] Discovery, and Ozy.[3]

Family and education

Hugh Addison White O'Dea was born on June 15, 1979, in New York Hospital to Hugh Patrick O'Dea Jr. (1938–2007) and Sara (née Greenway) O'Dea. He has two younger brothers. Based in New York City, the family traveled internationally extensively for both personal and professional reasons.[4] O'Dea was a boarding student at Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, CT. O'Dea attended the Dwight School in Manhattan for international baccalaureate and holds a BSc from New York University.

O'Dea's father, Hugh Patrick O'Dea Jr., was murdered in Louisville, Kentucky in August 2007.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Work

O'Dea, a former contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler,[13] has written and directed a number of virtual reality documentary films focusing on subjects such as the origin of voodoo through West African Vodun in Togo and Benin;[14] and ancient Quranic libraries in the Sahara.[15]

, O'Dea was producing an action film set in the Sahara written and directed by Eugene Jarecki. Featuring a Tuareg character as the protagonist, the working title is "Tuareg Project".[16] He is also the writer and producer of a documentary series called Beat Nation, currently in development with Ginedo Films, also produced by Nabil Elderkin and Mattia Bogianchino.

It was reported in 2021 that O'Dea is directing a feature film financed by Endeavor Content titled Unlikely Heroes.[17]

Discovery TRVLR

His largest project to date is writing and directing the thirty six-episode series Discovery TRVLR for Discovery, Inc. and Google. Filmed on all seven continents, the series centers around a "Guru, Renegade, Entertainer or Explorer" in each environment as they pull the curtain back on varying rituals, unique traditions and life-threatening quests that encompass their culture." At that time, Discovery TRVLR was Discovery's largest virtual reality project to date.[18]

The series was designed by O'Dea to go to as remote locations as possible and focus on the universality of the people who live there. Rather than sending a message of 'we are all the same' or forcing Western ideals on the characters, the idea is to create an elegant juxtaposition at a hyperlocal level. "Defying convention" in Communist Vietnam is significantly different when contrasted alongside the same idea in Catholic Mexico.[19]

From an interview with Addison in Filmmaker about the show:

Personal life

In September 2019, O'Dea was reported to be engaged to be married to actress Minnie Driver.[20]

Additional reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: When Albanian Singers Crushed the World. Robinson. Eugene S.. January 4, 2021. OZY. June 7, 2019.
  2. Web site: Hiking Through Capri's History. O'Dea. Addison. January 4, 2021. National Geographic. August 19, 2010.
  3. Web site: Addison O'Dea talks Discovery, Google VR's "Discovery TRVLR". Alcinii. Daniele. January 4, 2021. Realscreen. November 3, 2017.
  4. Web site: 'Discovery TRVLR': Exploring and Experiencing the Discovery/Google VR Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20190924033504/https://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/videoedge/discovery-trvlr-exploring-and-experiencing-discoverygoogle-vr-series-636417 . September 24, 2019 . Romanek. Neal. September 23, 2019. Creative Planet. December 5, 2017.
  5. Web site: Obituary, Patrick O'Dea. January 4, 2021. Louisville Courier-Journal. August 15, 2007 . O'DEA, HUGH PATRICK, 69,of Louisville passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007. He was the son of the late Hugh Patrick Sr. and Edna Deters O'Dea and was a sales associate for Rodes Department Store. Survivors include three sons, Hugh Addison White O'Dea, John Remsen Varick O'Dea, and Patrick Gannon Greenway O'Dea; two sisters, Jean O'Dea Green and Mary Kimball O'Dea; two brothers, Don Alan O'Dea and Kevin Deters O'Dea; the mother of his children, Sara Greenway O'Dea, and many relatives and friends. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, August 16, at Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Road, with a private family burial. Memorial contributions in memory of Patrick may be made to the Wayside Christian Mission Men's Shelter..
  6. News: MacPherson . James . Murder suspect caught in a field . March 17, 2022 . . . . en.
  7. News: Couple charged with two murders in Kentucky . March 17, 2022 . . August 20, 2007.
  8. News: Reid . Molly . Slidell crime started spree that ended in Midwest murder, police say . March 17, 2022 . . October 31, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071101220135/https://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/10/slidell_crime_started_spree_th.html . November 1, 2007 . New Orleans, Louisiana.
  9. News: Authorities identify second Ky. man in case against fugitives . March 17, 2022 . . . August 22, 2007 . . en.
  10. News: Leonard . Connie . Louisiana couple to be charged in Louisville murders . March 17, 2022 . . 2007-08-16 . en.
  11. Web site: Hugh Patrick O'Dea Obituary (2007) Courier-Journal . . 17 March 2022 . Published by Louisville Courier Journal on August 15, 2007..
  12. News: Reaves . Shayla . WAVE 3 Investigates: The disappearance of Hugh O'Dea . March 17, 2022 . . July 29, 2007 . en.
  13. Web site: Speakers, corporate sponsors boost Energy session . January 4, 2021. Florida Weekly. March 3, 2011.
  14. O'Dea, Addison (Director) . May 12, 2017 . Witness the Mysterious World of West African Voodoo . Virtual Reality . Togo . Seeker.
  15. O'Dea, Addison (Director) . April 19, 2017 . Discovering the Hidden Treasures of Mauritania's Deadly Sahara Desert . Virtual Reality . Mauritania . Seeker.
  16. Dale . Martin . Sundance Winner Eugene Jarecki Prepares 'Tuareg Project' in Morocco . Variety . December 9, 2020.
  17. Web site: Endeavor Content, Division7 and Film 45 Producing Addison O'Dea Giant Panda Doc 'Unlikely Heroes'. Kroll. Justin. January 7, 2022. Deadline. September 29, 2021.
  18. Web site: Discovery Sets Biggest VR Project to Date, Teaming With Google on Epic Travel Series. Spangler. Todd. September 23, 2019. Variety. October 5, 2017.
  19. Astle . Randy . "Speaking to a New World": Addison O'Dea on the Virtual Reality Series Discovery TRVLR . Filmmaker Magazine . December 4, 2017 . September 23, 2019.
  20. Williams . Marielle . Minnie Driver Debuts Blinged Out Engagement Ring From New Love Addison O'Dea At Emmys After Party . Access Hollywood . September 23, 2019 . December 9, 2020.

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