Editor
Naomi Holwill
West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, UK · 25 films
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.
Best known for
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019 · Director
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
2018 · Editor, Producer
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015 · Editor, Producer
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015 · Editor
On Night Flight Plus
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021 · Self, Editor
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014 · Producer, Editor
Filmography 25
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
2025 · Director, Producer
The Unassuming Journeyman: The Exploitation Express of Ferdinando Baldi
2025 · Director, Editor
Hong Kong Hustle: The Chinese Cinema Odyssey Of Stephen Chow
2024 · Director, Editor
From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
2023 · Director, Writer
The Golden Boy
2023 · Director, Editor
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022 · Director, Cinematography
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
2022 · Producer, Editor
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021 · Self, Editor
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
2020 · Producer, Editor
The Emmanuelle Effect
2020 · Director
Prince: The Peach and Black Times
2019 · Director, Editor
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
2019 · Director
Me Me Lai Bites Back
2018 · Director, Producer
On Fandango at Home Free
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
2018 · Editor, Producer
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
2018 · Editor, Producer
Seeding of a Trend: The Birth of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema
2017 · Director
The Life, Legend and Legacy of Donald P. Borchers
2016 · Director, Editor
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015 · Editor, Producer
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015 · Editor
On Night Flight Plus
Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix
2015 · Producer, Editor
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014 · Producer, Editor
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
2014 · Producer, Editor
Behind the Swinging Blade
2014 · Producer, Editor
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
2012 · Producer, Editor