Erin Lee Carr — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a Director for HBO and Netflix, focusing on documentaries that explore criminal justice, femininity, and virality.
Directed "How to Fix a Drug Scandal" (Netflix, 2020), which ranked in the top ten most-watched shows on the platform during its first week.
Directed "At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal" (HBO, 2019), which received an Emmy's Television Academy Honors.
Directed "I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter" (HBO, 2019) and "Britney vs Spears" (Netflix).
Author of the memoir "All That You Leave Behind" (Random House, 2019), a reflection on grief, technology, and moving forward.
Recognized as one of Forbes Magazine's All Star "30 Under 30" Alumnae and included in Variety's "10 Documakers To Watch" in 2015.
Graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts.

Biography

Erin Lee Carr is a New York-based director and writer, recognized for her documentary work with HBO and Netflix. Her films often delve into themes of criminal justice, femininity, and virality. She is currently a freelance director for HBO, a role she has held since 2013, and for Netflix since 2019. Carr is also a consulting producer on a Michelle Carter scripted adaptation with UCP and develops projects with HBO.