OLIVIA HANSEN
Documentary Producer/ Director
Dedicated and driven documentary Producer, specialising in history and current affairs for all the major broadcasters and streamers.
I have a proven track record of securing sensitive access to locations and contributors, ranging from survivors of the Deepwater Horizon disaster to celebrity talent to world-leading archaeologists and historians. Detail-oriented with a keen editorial eye for story producing and overseeing edits, I love a challenge and consistently remain calm under pressure on location and in the edit. Always across budgets and commissioner expectations, I have experience liaising directly with funders from development to final delivery. A confident self-shooter, I am familiar with Sony, Canon, and Arri systems, and have a good understanding of various lighting setups, sound recording, and enjoy taking press & BTS stills. I love travelling and have worked on shoots all over Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and around the UK.
CREDITS
Edit Producer
Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece | National Geographic
Aug. 2025 - Present
Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece | National Geographic
Jun. 2025 - Jul. 2025
Producer/Director (Self-Shooting)
Springboard Charity | Social Media
April 2025
Producer
Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World Series 3 and 4 | Channel 4 and BBC WN
Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2025
Producer
Lost Worlds with Bettany Hughes: The Nabataeans | International Channels
Oct. 2023 - May. 2024
Producer
Turkiye's Culture Treasures | Google Arts & Culture
Jun. 2023 - Sep. 2023
Producer
Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World Series 2 | Channel 4 and BBC WN
Jan. 2022 - Sep 2023
Assistant Producer (Self-shooting)
Cracking the Code for Curiosity Stream
Jul. 2021 - Jan. 2022
Assistant Producer
10 Steps to Disaster: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster | Smithsonian Channel
Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2021
Shooting Producer/ Director
Tooting 24 (WT)
2019 - 2022
Camera Operator
An evening with Vanessa Redgrave and Terry Waite Live Event at Bury St Edmunds
Sept. 2020
Camera Operator
An evening with Vanessa Redgrave and Ralph Fiennes Live Event at Freud Museum
Nov. 2020
Series Researcher
Treasures Decoded 7 | Smithsonian Channel, Channel 5
Aug. 2020 - Feb. 2021
Assistant Producer (Self shooting)
Mystic Britain 2 | Smithsonian Channel UK
Aug. 2019 - Jun. 2020
Additional Camera Operator & Production Secretary
Fred & Rose West: The Untold Story with Sir Trevor McDonald | ITV
Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2019
2nd Assistant Camera
Smile by Fraught Productions
Nov. 2016
1st Assistant Camera
Treble Clef by Fraught Productions
Oct. 2016