Biografie
Olivia Silver grew up in Connecticut and California and is a graduate of the UCLA MFA Directing program. After earning a BA in English from Williams College, she worked in book publishing and foreign policy before turning to filmmaking. Olivia has worked for the Oscar-nominated writer/directors John Sayles and Hany Abu-Assad. Her short film AISLE 73, starring Bob Larkin and Angela Paton (GROUNDHOG DAY), won awards and screened in festivals around the world. Her thesis film LITTLE CANYON premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and screened at Edinburgh, Denver, Nantucket, Sarasota, LACMA Young Director's Night and numerous other festivals. Olivia is a dual U.S.-French citizen and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.