Elizabeth Holder

Elizabeth Holder directs and produces documentary and fiction films. Her documentary I WANT SO MUCH TO LIVE is about the people and science behind Herceptin, the world’s first “targeted therapy” for breast cancer (winner: Public Relations Society Bronze Anvil Award for Best Internal Film). Other nonfiction projects include RISK/REWARD (called “arresting” by The New York Times and “expertly crafted” by Variety), and critically acclaimed six-part documentary series THE HILL, about Congressional staffers. Holder’s directing credits also include the fiction short WEEKEND GETAWAY (winner: Special Jury Prize at  New York/ Avignon Film Festival); episodes of BLUE’S CLUES; and the mockumentary film THE ACTING CLASS. Holder is a member of the International Documentary Association and the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences. She graduated with honors from Smith College, and currently lives and works in Los Angeles.