Naomi Holwill
Place of Birth
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 ...
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-ups whose story had been previously untold. She multi-tasks in filming, editing, producing and - when the job calls on it - even directing.
Filmography (20)
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
2025
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The Unassuming Journeyman: The Exploitation Express of Ferdinando Baldi
2025
Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow
2024
🎬 DirectorEngland's Unknown Exploitation Film Eccentric: The Schlock Cinema Legacy of Lindsay Shonteff
2024
🎬 DirectorGhost Girl Gone Global: How Sadako Terrorized Tinseltown
2024
🎬 DirectorFine Archery: The Brave Archer Franchise
2023
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From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
2023
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The Golden Boy
2023
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Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022
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Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
2020
🎬 DirectorAn Italian Aenigma: Appraising Late Day Fulci
2020
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The Emmanuelle Effect
2020
🎬 DirectorFrom Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
2020
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Prince: The Peach and Black Times
2019
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019
Me Me Lai Bites Back
2018
🎬 DirectorBrain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci
2018
Seeding of a Trend: The Birth of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema
2017
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The Life, Legend and Legacy of Donald P. Borchers
2016
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