About

Olivia Aquilina is a queer gender-fluid cinematographer based in Los Angeles. They attended Columbia College Chicago and graduated with a degree in Cinematography. In February 2020 (how ironic) they moved to Los Angeles. They work in narrative and Commerical work and have shot for Squarespace, Colors, Nylon Mag, Burberry, Nike, ESPN, Playboy, and so many more. Their most current feature, Relative, was released in theater this year and is still in its festival circuit. As well as multiple shorts that are also in their festival runs and have already been shown at LA Shorts IFF, New York Shorts IFF, Midwest FF, Indianapolis LGBT FF, Cinequest FF, Flickerfest ISFF, and have won Best Short Film and Audience Award at London ISFF, and the Award of Merit at Indiefest. They have also shot multiple music videos for the production company Z00 Projects, and have created all of Hyperpop artist Alice Longyu Gao’s content and music videos. They are creative, driven, and overall a down-to-earth creative.