Olivia Ahnemann

Producer, Youth v. Gov

Olivia Ahnemann has been producing and directing documentary films for over 20 years. Most recently, she produced Youth v Gov, which premiered at DOC NYC in 2020 and launched globally on Netflix in 2022. Previously she produced The Human Element which premiered at San Francisco International Film Festival in 2018; Under the Gun, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and was distributed by EPIX/Lionsgate; and Racing Extinction that premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and was distributed by Discovery. In 2016, Olivia was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. She co-produced The Cove, which won over 70 awards globally, including the 2009 Academy Award for best documentary and the Producers Guild of America documentary award.