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Anna Rose Holmer (née Farrell) is an American director and writer. She began her career in the camera department before directing her feature debut '' The Fits'' (2015). She collaborated with Saela Davis on the Irish film '' God's Creatures'' (2022).


Early life

Holmer was born in Pawling, New York. She was raised by her mother, an art teacher, and her father, a piano tuner. She attended Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie. She was introduced to film as a teenager through a photography workshop in Maine. She went on to study Film with a concentration in Cinematography at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2007.


Career

In 2014 Holmer pitched the idea of her film '' The Fits'' to Biennale College Cinema. She was awarded a grant and proceeded to make her film on a microbudget. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in 2015 and then went on to play at the
2016 Sundance Film Festival The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to January 31, 2016. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 2, 2015. The opening night film was ''Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You'', directed by Heidi Ew ...
where it was acquired for distribution by
Oscilloscope Laboratories Oscilloscope Laboratories is an independent film company and distributor founded by Adam Yauch and former TH!NKFilm executive David Fenkel. It also has a recording studio and film production facilities. Fenkel returned to the company on May 4, 20 ...
. Holmer directed the music video for James Blake's "My Willing Heart" featuring Natalie Portman.


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* Living people Film producers from New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) American women screenwriters People from Pawling, New York New York University alumni Film directors from New York (state) American women film producers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-screen-writer-stub