Naomi Holwill
Known for
Editing
Birthplace
West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Biography
Born in Lauder in the Scottish Borders, Naomi Holwill holds an MA in Art and Design, with distinction, and set-up the production company High Rising Productions, alongside Calum Waddell, in 2009. The outfit is responsible for a number of documentaries and featurettes that have appeared on global Blu-Ray and DVD releases, usually focused on cult films and filmmakers. In the space of her career in Blu-Ray and DVD feature production, Holwill has filmed many notable names and also directed a number of acclaimed full-length documentaries - for instance, her acclaimed documentary "Me Me Me Lai Bites Back" tracks the rise of seventies sex symbol Me Me Lai, one of the very first British-Asian pin-up...
Best known work
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
2018
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
2012
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
2014
Prince: The Peach and Black Times
2019
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
2025Filmography
2025
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo DocumentaryDirector, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2025
2024
Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen ChowDirector, Editor
2024
2024
2023
Slicing At The StarsProducer, Editor
2023
Fine Archery: The Brave Archer FranchiseEditor, Director, Producer, Cinematography
2023
From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror CinemaDirector, Writer, Editor
2023
The Golden BoyDirector, Editor
2022
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie FilmDirector, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
2022
The Young General: Reflections on Michael ReevesCinematography, Producer, Editor
2021
Searching for Cannibal Holocaustas Self, Editor, Cinematography
2020
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film KingCinematography, Producer, Editor, Director
2020
2020
The Emmanuelle EffectDirector
2020
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi ClassicDirector, Writer, Editor, Cinematography
2020
2020
2019
Prince: The Peach and Black TimesCinematography, Director, Editor
2019
2019
2018
Me Me Lai Bites BackDirector, Producer
2018
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation CinemaEditor, Producer, Director of Photography
2018
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation TitanEditor, Cinematography, Producer
2018
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day FulciEditor, Producer, Director