Olivia Pearson (she/her) is a writer, director, and producer from the South Side of Chicago. Pearson's goal as a storyteller is to examine how marginalized communities navigate love, family, relationships, and identity in a white supremacist society.

Pearson has interned at renown institutions such as NBC, ABC, the Chicago History Museum, and the Smithsonian Libraries. She has worked on productions such as Drive Slow (2017) Brujos (2017), and NBC’s World of Dance (2017). Pearson has also competed in the 48 Hour Film Project Chicago where she served as co-writer, director, producer, and team leader on two separate occasions.

Pearson recently co-produced the short film Brown Paper Bags and the Eternal and is in post for her short Pros & Cons, which was a Finalist in the 2022 Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition. She is a proud graduate of Howard University.