Erin Lee Carr | |
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 Erin Lee Carr at SXSW | |
| Born | April 15, 1988 |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker Writer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Parent(s) | David Carr |
| Website | erinleecarr |
Erin Lee Carr (born April 15, 1988)[1] is an American documentary filmmaker. She is also an author for publications including VICE and her memoir called All That You Leave Behind: A Memoir, a story about love, addiction, and the relationship between father and daughter.[2] In 2015, Variety included Carr as one of its "10 Documakers To Watch".[3] Carr made the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 list.[4]
Her documentaries include Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop, Mommy Dead and Dearest and the HBO documentaries I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter and At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.[5] Carr also directed and produced the high-profile Netflix documentary Britney vs Spears, chronicling Britney Spears's attempts to challenge her abusive 13-year conservatorship by her father Jamie Spears; the film made a number of accusations against Spears's business manager Lou Taylor.[6][7]
Carr is the daughter of the late The New York Times media columnist David Carr.[8][9]
- ^ Carr, David (July 20, 2008). "Magazine: Me and My Girls". The New York Times.
- ^ Flax-Clark, Aiden; Coates, Ta-Nehisi; Carr, Erin Lee (May 26, 2019). "NYPL Library Talks: Erin Lee Carr and Ta-Nehisi Coates Remember David Carr" (Podcast audio interview; includes transcript). New York Public Library.
- ^ "Variety's 10 Documakers To Watch". Variety. April 14, 2015.
- ^ "30 Under 30 2018: Media". Forbes. January 2018.
- ^ Rose, Becca (April 13, 2015). "Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Erin Lee Carr – 'Thought Crimes'". IndieWire.
- ^ Sarrubba, Stefania (February 16, 2021). "Britney Spears' Netflix Doc Director Is Behind This Famous True Crime Film". Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Shaw, Lucas (February 14, 2021). "Netflix Is Working on Its Own Documentary About Britney Spears". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Weber, Bruce; Southall, Ashley (February 12, 2015). "David Carr, Times Critic and Champion of Media, Dies at 58". The New York Times.
- ^ Gross, Terry; Carr, Erin Lee (April 30, 2019). "David Carr's Daughter On The 'Grand Caper' Of Life, And The Grief Of Loss" (Audio interview; includes transcript). Fresh Air. NPR.