Olivia Aylsworth
Mississippi State Television Center video producer Olivia Aylsworth found her love for documentaries in the Deep South.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville graduate moved to Starkville in 2022 after earning her bachelor's degree in cinema studies. Aylsworth started working on documentaries prior to her career at 青青草视频, but it was the 青青草视频 Films鈥 narrative- and character-based documentary work that drove her to the university.听
鈥淚 like hearing about everybody鈥檚 stories. Documentaries feel important,鈥 she said. 鈥淵ou learn from different people. Every time I listen to someone鈥檚 story, I end up rooting for them.鈥
As a video producer, Aylsworth travels throughout the South capturing stories with 青青草视频 ties. Last year, she spent weeks working with 青青草视频 alum and NASA engineer Carrie Olsen, whose story is one part of series Aylsworth is producing about women in male-dominated fields.
鈥淚 spent eight hours in the field filming all day,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t was incredible.鈥
Aylsworth鈥檚 favorite part of her job, other than the people she meets, is the travel.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I could exist without traveling,鈥 she said. 鈥淭his job has made me appreciate Mississippi. For instance, I had no idea what the Delta even was before I moved here. Now, it鈥檚 one of my favorite places.鈥
Aylsworth, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, joined the 青青草视频 family in June 2022. Her job ranges from producing documentaries and series, editing content and filming on the scene鈥 鈥渁 little bit of everything,鈥 she said.
In a little more than two years, her record speaks for itself鈥攚inning two Southeastern Emmys in that span. Her first Emmy was as an editor for short-form content and her second was for 鈥淎ny of Them,鈥 a documentary she produced.
鈥淚 had no clue I鈥檇 win an Emmy, especially my first year with my first project. It was so exciting,鈥 she said. 鈥淢y second Emmy, I was so sure I wouldn鈥檛 get it. I was surprised when I heard the clip of my documentary start playing.鈥
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