“Director Olly Blackburn has, for the last ten years, been one of the most respected and in-demand directors of music videos and commercials.”

—  Olly Blackburn

[The Skinny, Scotland, http://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/features/44237-director_olly_blackburn_talks_donkey_punch, Radge Media, 10 November 2008, 23 February 2012, Director Olly Blackburn talks Donkey Punch, Michael, Gillespie]
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