Olivia Klaus takes a socially active role through film and community outreach to instigate real change.  Her career began with extensive travel throughout Central America and South America, shooting stock footage and interviews for various non-profit organizations.  Her work continued as she returned to the United States to participate in the establishment of Plus 8 Digital in New York City, where she was part of the pioneering efforts in high-definition technology emerging in the late 1990s.  Since then, Olivia has worked on numerous production roles that have been seen on networks such as MTV, Showtime, The Food Network and The History Channel.

In 2009, Olivia directed and produced Sin by Silence as QLP’s first documentary endeavor about the first inmate led battered women’s group in the US prison system.  For eight years, Olivia attended Convicted Women Against Abuse meetings, at California’s oldest women’s prison, and built close relationships with each of the women featured in the documentary. The film went on to win numerous film festival and advocacy awards, highlighted in People Magazine, distributed by Women Make Movies, and continues to be an essential educational resource on domestic violence.

Olivia has served as the Creative Director at Avant Productions, a leading high-definition production company in Orange County, CA.  She also was an Adjunct Professor in the Cinema and Digital Media department at Vanguard University of Southern California, her own alma mater, where she received numerous awards for her undergrad work.  Olivia has been a resident at the Working Films and Fledgling Fund Film Residency and a guest speaker at UC Berkeley, ASU, USF, Purdue and various national conferences.

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Email: Olivia@QuietLittlePlace.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/oliviaklaus
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