Holden Films is a full-service documentary production company specializing in stories about the natural and built environment.
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Plant People
Plant People will be a documentary series about experts across the United States who devote their lives to caring for native plants and ecosystems.
This series draws viewers into diverse landscapes and the often-overlooked world of native plant life, exploring the applied science, systems, grit, ingenuity and sacrifice behind the daily work of conservation and restoration. At its heart, it’s a love story: a portrait of specific people in specific places who share a deep love for native plants and the interlocking web of life they sustain.
Made in partnership with Natural Areas Association.
The House on Lemon Street
The House on Lemon Street will be a feature-length documentary about Jukichi Harada’s landmark 1916–1918 civil rights case, which challenged California’s discriminatory property and immigration laws and affirmed the rights of his American-born children to own a home.
Through interviews, archival materials and the painstaking preservation of the historic Harada House, the film examines an essential American story of belonging, erasure and courage and asks: how do the stories we choose to preserve shape our understanding of who we are, and who belongs, as a nation?
Made in partnership with the City of Riverside.
PAST PROJECTS
Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration
Filmed over four seasons, this series explores the effort to scale up the native seed supply to meet the growing restoration demand in the Western United States. We see the staggering scale of damage to vast landscapes, and we meet tenacious people who are finding creative, scrappy solutions to restore ecosystems one seed at a time. Made in partnership with Society for Ecological Restoration and the Bureau of Land Management.
Elements
This series of short films celebrate The Klamath Tribes’ leadership in environmental and cultural resilience through personal portraits of Tribal Members and their connection to fire, water, and air. Made in partnership with The Klamath Tribes and The Nature Conservancy.
Nature Unites Us
This one-minute promotional film created for live display on the video board at Providence Park highlights The Nature Conservancy’s partnership with the MLS’s Portland Timbers and their shared commitment to protecting Oregon’s lands, waters and communities.
Reberth: Life and Legacy of a Historic Grain Terminal
Built in 1927, the Continental Grain Terminal in Longview, Washington was an economic pillar and global grain trade hub for 60 years before closing abruptly in 1989. Combining archival imagery, interviews, and demolition footage, the documentary captures the grain terminal’s story and the meticulous and innovative work that went into its deconstruction. Made in partnership with the Port of Longview.
Through the Fire: Restoring Forest Resilience
Filmed over the course of four years, this short documentary the story of story of how prescribed fire helped protect Oregon’s Sycan Marsh during the devastating 2021 Bootleg Fire, which burned more than 413,000 acres. Made in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
Headwaters
The opening video for Wild Salmon Center’s virtual fundraising event “Headwaters" narrated by its President and CEO, Guido Rahr.
Meet the Port
A short, playful video to help the community get to know the Port of Longview’s Environmental and Planning team.
Rainforest Reserve
A campaign video to inspire prospective donors to establish Oregon’s rainforest reserve, a 32-square-mile conservation corridor. Made in partnership with North Coast Land Conservancy.
Hope for the Salish Sea
An ode to the Salish Sea through the eyes of Caitlyn Blair, a Pacific Northwest transplant and kayak guide. Made in partnership with RE Sources.
Marriott Awards of Excellence: Guillermo Baudino
A personal portrait celebrating Guillermo Baudino, Director of Housekeeping at Courtyard Anaheim Theme Park Entrance and 2025 winner of a J. Willard Marriott International Award of Excellence.
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