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HOLT PRODUCTIONS

HOLT PRODUCTIONS

Sarah Holt is an award-winning producer, director, writer, and editor whose films have covered science, history, and medicine. In pursuit of her stories, she has followed explorers into unknown caves, Hadza hunters tracking game across the African savannah, and scientists unraveling the secrets of our genetic code. Her work for PBS has received multiple Emmy Awards, the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Award, and three AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.

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  • Austin Hoyt, Executive Producer, WGBH-TV/PBS

    "I hired her to direct, co-produce and edit part of a four hour special on Douglas MacArthur. Sarah was focused, perceptive and intrepid. When she got to into the edit room, her treatment of MacArthur’s relationship with Emperor Hirohito during the occupation of Japan was truly original and profound. She found rare film and unknown photographs… [revealing] a side of the occupation that had never been covered before. She made me look good, and her hard work helped the show win a Prime Time Emmy for Best Show, Best Series in 1999."

  • Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    [in reference to the film Decoding COVID-19]

    "In one masterful hour, producer Sarah Holt and her team told the story of the overwhelming spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 with strong graphics, explaining how the virus works and how it could be fought with treatments and a vaccine. "

  • Austin Hoyt, Executive Producer, WGBH-TV/PBS

    "I have watched Sarah progress at WGBH Boston for more than 18 years. As an editor, producer, director and writer, she has proven her versatility time after time, and has brought acclaim to WGBH with Emmy awards, Cine Golden Eagles, and the AAAS writing award. Her talent, dedication, good will and decency have helped her successfully navigate the difficult hurdles that come with each project."

  • LD Harrar, Executive Producer of World in the Balance, NOVA, PBS

    "Her vast experience and knowledge of filmmaking meant she could take care of every aspect of production, from finding the best stories and locations to setting up complex, international shoots. Then she used her uncanny knack of making a picture or story move in choosing who and what to film. In this, she is brilliant."

  • Jim Kim, Partners in Health

    "From the start of the project, [Sarah] was well prepared, but her mind never closed at any point during the making of the film. She knew the science, but always wanted to know more. She knew her people—whether doctors, patients, fixers, filmmakers, or executive producers—and was able to get the most out of them while maintaining a focused, collegial community. Finally, she knew what she needed to make a great film, and she got it, time after time, sometimes overcoming huge obstacles."

 LATEST FILMS 

The Cannabis Question

What does science tell us about the biological, psychological, and social effects of cannabis?

What does science tell us about the biological, psychological, and social effects of cannabis?

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Decoding COVID-19

Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Truth About Fat

Could it be that body fat has more to do with biological processes than personal choices?

Could it be that body fat has more to do with biological processes than personal choices?

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Addiction

Discover how opioid addiction affects the brain and how evidence-based treatments are saving lives

 
Discover how opioid addiction affects the brain and how evidence-based treatments are saving lives

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