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A 7th generation child of rural Missouri, Holden combines innovative technique and personal narrative to create tactile worlds that live between reality and fiction.
Holden is currently in development on her first feature, “Adelyne,” with the support of the Sundance Institute. She is also working on a series of DIY short films, the first of which (“Up, Up, and Away”) premiered at SXSW 2011. Her doc-narrative hybrid "Solitary/Release," featuring James Franco and Holmes Osborne, premiered at SXSW 2010.
Formerly a film & TV editor, Head Producer for Wieden + Kennedy China, and Founder of the non profit LiveFree Films, Holden is one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 2010 “25 New Faces of Independent Film.”
Holden attended NYU’s Tisch Graduate Film Program, earned a Government BA with honors from Smith College, and spent several years studying and working in China. She currently splits her time between the Hudson Valley, Brooklyn, Missouri, and China.
-see filmography below
Holden Osborne
Matthew Burr
director
executive producer
Matt is the Executive Producer at haofilms and the CEO of Fifty Lessons, a leading business learning company. At haofilms, Matt takes care of business, helping to secure financing, distribution, and partnerships and working with Holden to help realize her creative vision.
At Fifty Lessons, Matt oversees the growth of one of world’s most innovative business learning companies. Before taking on the dual role of EP/CEO, Matt spent 7 years living in China, working in various media and education ventures, with jobs ranging from kindergarten teacher to CEO of a publicly listed company.
HOLDEN’S FILMOGRAPHY (partial)
Up, Up, and Away, by & with. HD, color, short. (2011) Premiere SXSW 2011.
Solitary/Release, Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/DP (Solitary), HD narrative-documentary hybrid, short. Starring James Franco & Holmes Osborne. (2010) Premiere SXSW 2010.
Betty, Actor, HD, color, short. (coming 2011)
HIGHWAY FF , Writer/Director/Actor/Producer/DP/Prod Design/Costume/Editor, HD/35MM narrative short. (2011) SCREENING SOON
剪刀石头布 Scissors/Rock/Paper， Writer/Director/Producer/Editor, 16mm B&W experimental narrative. (2009) THIS THING NEEDS AN EDITOR
Beijing Masters MC Webber Music Video; Nike Jump Campaign; Summer Hoops Documentary Web Series, Producer. (Wieden+Kennedy China, 2006-7)
The Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend, Editor, feature documentary. (PBS, 2005)
Charles Barkley Health Campaign, Director/Producer/Editor, PSAs. (Alabama MHRC, 2004)
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