Olya SchecterFilmmaker

Olya Schecter is an alum of the 1-Year Documentary program at NYFA’s New York campus. Her debut, the critically acclaimed 2018 documentary feature “A Sniper’s War,” premiered at Santa Barbara. It also won the Prix d’Or or “Best of Festival” at Lower East Side Film Festival.

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Program Studied at NYFA: Documentary
Program Type: 1-Year Documentary
Year Attended/Graduated: 2014
Location: New York


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New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Olya Schechter recently released her film, A Sniper’s War, to rave reviews. The harrowing documentary focuses on a Serbian sniper named Deki, whose anti-US…