Sol Harris
Born
Sol Harris

(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990
Canterbury, U.K.
Other namesSeñor Sevens[1]
Occupation(s)Producer, director, writer, podcaster
Years active2005–present

Sol Harris (born 19 March 1990) is a British producer, director, writer and podcaster.[2][3][4][5] He is best known as the producer of feature film Finding Fatimah[6] and as host of the weekly film podcast "Diminishing Returns".[7]

Filmography

YearTitleProjectDirectorWriterProducerActor
2005Every Street Dreamsshort filmYes (segment "White Crow")[8]Yes (segment "White Crow")NoNo
2011Animation Fun-Pakshort filmYes (co-directed with Calvin Dyson)Yes (co-written with Calvin Dyson)Yes (co-produced with Calvin Dyson)Yes
2015Half My Faith, All My Struggleobservational documentary seriesYes (2nd unit)Yes (4 episodes)YesNo
2017Finding Fatimahromantic comedy feature filmYes (2nd unit)Yes (characters and script doctor)Yes[9]Yes (uncredited cameo)

Writing

Harris worked with director, Oz Arshad, to develop the story and create the characters featured in Finding Fatimah before Arshad wrote the screenplay.[10] Afterwards, Harris served as the film's script doctor.[11]

Starting in 2017, Harris became a regular contributor to Starburst magazine.[12] He has previously written about film and TV for the website WhatCulture.[13]

Diminishing Returns podcast

In 2016, Harris launched the weekly film podcast, "Diminishing Returns", with co-hosts Calvin Dyson and Allen Turing.[14] The show sees the hosts reviewing a film before pitching their own ideas for what the sequel should be.[15][16]

The show was inspired by Dyson's webseries, "My Weekly Bond", in which he reviewed one James Bond film a week.[17] As friends and film-fans, Dyson had pushed Harris to watch the James Bond series, with Harris generally being unimpressed. They decided to build a podcast around their resulting discussions,[18] with the podcast repeatedly returning to the James Bond franchise as a result.[19]

It has placed as highly as #3 in the UK TV & Film iTunes podcast chart.[20]

The Simpsons

Sol achieved notoriety as a die-hard fan of The Simpsons after a chart he produced, showcasing the show's perceived decline, became popular.[21][22] He had previously cited the show as a major influence on him.[23]

He has since appeared on a variety of radio shows as a "Simpsons expert", including appearances on Dermot and Dave and RTÉ.[24][25]

Note, the episode broadcast on 11 November 2001 is "The Parent Rap".

References

  1. ↑ "Diminishing Returns - About". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Someone spent 4 months watching all 28 seasons of The Simpsons to make a chart outlining show's decline". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NaSTA Previous Conferences and Awards". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sol Harris - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Sol Harris". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Finding Fatimah". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Diminishing Returns - About". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sol Harris". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Interview: Film producer Sol Harris on Finding Fatimah". Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "CloseShave TV Interview with Finding Fatimah Writer and director, Oz Arshad". YouTube. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Finding Fatimah". IMDb. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ "My Little Brony". Starburst. No. 441. Starburst Publishing Limited. October 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Sol Harris - WhatCulture Contributor". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Diminishing Returns by Diminishing Returns on Apple Podcasts". iTunes. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Diminishing Returns". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Simpsons Analyzer talks The Simpsons and its "decline"". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Announcement: My New Podcast". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  18. ↑ SoundCloud (June 6, 2016). "1 - Dr. No" (Podcast). Diminishing Returns. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  19. ↑ "61 - You Only Live Twice". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  20. ↑ "cast.market analytics for Diminishing Returns". cast.market. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Sol Harris on Twitter". Sol Harris. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  22. ↑ "This genius chart that tracks the decline in The Simpsons is too real". Techly. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Interview: Film producer Sol Harris on Finding Fatimah - print edition". Warrington Guardian. Warrington Guardian. May 2, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Someone Re-Watched The Simpsons Then Charted Its Decline And It's Glorious". Today FM. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  25. ↑ "The Decline Of The Simpsons - RTE - The Ryan Tubridy Show". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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