Glenn Holsten

Glenn is a documentary storyteller who creates human-driven films, from the arts to the sciences. Long-form documentary directing credits include Wyeth (American Masters/PBS); Flowing Water (6abc); The Barefoot Artist (Netflix); OC87: The Obsessive-Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie, (theatrical release, 2012, Netflix); Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968, (OVATION, 2010); and Saint of 9/11, (Tribeca Film Festival, IFC theatrical release, 2006, Netflix, Amazon). Glenn has been honored with sixteen Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. A collection of his work was exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's 20th Century Video Gallery. Glenn has directed films in China, Argentina, Portugal, Kenya, Rwanda, Northern Ireland, Poland, Bosnia and the Republic of Georgia.

Website
https://www.freshfly.net/glenn-holsten
Grantee type
Filmmaker

Grants Awarded to Glenn Holsten

$25,000 - Awarded August 2021

Grantees
El Sawyer
Glenn Holsten
Project
Shot and Forgotten
Focus areas
Representation in Media
Description

The 2021 Community Voices grant will support the "Shot and Forgotten" documentary as it amplifies the voices and humanize the stories of paralyzed gun violence survivors in Philadelphia.

Related Projects

A person in a wheelchair in all black clothing and a dark skin tone clasping their hands together
El Sawyer
Glenn Holsten

Shot and Forgotten

Film

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