Olivia Ahnemann
Producer
Olivia Ahnemann has been producing and directing documentary films for the past 18 years. Most recently she produced Racing Extinction, a feature length documentary that follows a team of artists and activists who expose the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the world. The film is scheduled to premier in 2015.
Olivia was co-producer of The Cove, which has garnered over 70 awards globally, including the 2009 Academy Award for best documentary and the Producers Guild of America documentary award. The film brought worldwide attention to the annual dolphin drives in Taiji, Japan and high levels of mercury in seafood, man’s primary source of protein.
Television credits include programs for National Geographic, PBS, A&E, and Discovery. Olivia has contributed to several independent films including “Enlighten Up!” which had a nationwide theatrical release in 2008.
She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and five year old daughter.
