About
Olivia Altavilla is from Italian and Venezuelan stock. This is not just trivia. It means her work is high on emotion and stories and passion and honesty and zest for life. If authenticity is a buzz word in communication today, Olivia’s work is just buzzing with it. Watch her reel with that in mind and you’ll notice something about how she deals with talent. Kids act like they’re being themselves. Actors emote like the relationships they’re portraying depend on it. The hugs of mothers aren’t just for the camera either, they come from the heart. Meanwhile, behind the camera, Olivia approaches shots the same way she approaches life, with both eyes open to the creative possibilities. And all of this comes together so the audience can live authentically through the stories on the screen. Olivia has a short film titled Taboo that’s gone to the Vancouver International Film Festival, The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival and was short listed at Sundance for the Horizon Award. That’s an apt name for an award, ‘horizon’. Because that’s where the possibilities are. And that’s what Olivia loves to uncover in her own authentic way.