"Sin by Silence" flimmaker discusses DV victims in prison

Olivia Klaus is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who passionately believes in the power of visual stories to create positive social change. Her various roles in production have helped create projects that have dealt with such issues as human rights, incarceration, poverty, and domestic violence.

Olivia's work has been seen on various networks like Discovery, CNN, HLN, Showtime, and The History Channel. She was listed by Pixel Project as one of the top 16 influential leaders in the movement to end violence against women for 2011.

Olivia directed and produced Sin by Silence that aired on Investigation Discovery to over 2 million viewers in October 2011. This film, about the first inmate led battered women’s group in the US prison system, went on to win numerous film festival and advocacy awards, as well as be featured in People Magazine and CNN.