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Erin Lee Carr

Erin Lee Carr

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Biography

Erin Lee Carr (born April 15, 1988) is an American documentary film director, writer, and producer best known for her HBO documentaries At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal, I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter, Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop and Mommy Dead and Dearest. Carr was listed in Variety's Documakers To Watch in 2015 and was recently named in Forbes 30 under 30 list of most influential people in media. She is the daughter of the late New York Times media columnist David Michael Carr and currently lives in New York City. Carr likes to find stories that pertain to the internet and the people that use it. She finds issues and subjects that illuminate a larger issue.[6] Her style is to show connections to a larger issue without having to encompass every part of the story into a short video or documentary. "'That's what being a journalist is – it's going out into the world and finding people and things that are more interesting than you are and telling that story," Carr said in 2013. "It's not a story until you have somebody to tell that story."

Known For

20/20
6.3

20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.

20/20

1978
Dirty Money
7.1

From crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series exposes brazen acts of corporate greed and corruption.

Dirty Money

2018
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
6.9

Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina's most powerful legal dynasties. But when their son Paul is involved in a deadly boat crash, the family is faced with a test unlike any they've ever encountered. As details come to light and new challenges emerge, the family's connections to several mysterious deaths raise questions which threaten everything Maggie and Alex hold dear.

Murdaugh: Death in the Family

2025
The Girl from Plainville
6.5

The controversial case of Michelle Carter, who was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging the suicide of her then-boyfriend via texts and phone calls.

The Girl from Plainville

2022
Stormy
6.7

Delve into the life and times of Stormy Daniels as she shares her story and account of events that have become part of American history.

Stormy

2024
I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter
7.0

Teen Michelle Carter’s actions shocked a nation — but what really happened behind closed doors?

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter

2019
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
5.7

In 2018, a small-town murder in Minnesota shocks a community when 56-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother Lois Riess kills her husband David and goes on the run from the authorities. Years later, Lois sits down with the filmmakers telling her story for the first time. Lois herself attempts to explain her reprehensible actions which reveals a disturbing family history and an addiction to gambling.

I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders

2024
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
7.0

The four-part docuseries revolves around Amherst, Massachusetts, drug lab chemist Sonja Farak who became addicted to the narcotics she was supposed to be testing. In covering her tracks, Farak falsified thousands of results and opened the door to overturning hundreds of wrongful convictions.

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

2020
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
6.1

A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers, then members come forward with shocking allegations.

Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste

2022
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini
7.9

Keith and Sherri Papini's seemingly idyllic family life is shattered when Sherri vanishes from their northern California neighborhood, triggering a frenzied search that becomes news around the world.

Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini

2024
Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari
6.5

Explores the mysterious death of Bianca Rudolph on an African hunting trip.

Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari

2025
Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall
7.1

An investigation into the disappearance of journalist Kim Wall while on board Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen's self-made submarine.

Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall

2022
At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal
7.1

A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

2019
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
8.0

Tegan Quin (from Tegan and Sara) has been the victim of identity theft and an ongoing catfishing scam for over 15 years. While investigating, she shares for the first time, how she was ensnared in toxic fan culture that revealed the dark side of fame.

Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara

2024
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
4.8

In a candid, first-time interview with Rachel Lee, the so-called teenage mastermind behind a string of high-profile celebrity robberies in 2008 and 2009, the film examines the motivations of Lee and a group of her friends who broke into celebrity homes in Hollywood to ransack and steal, exploring the possible reasons behind her actions including mental health issues and addictions, as well as the climate of celebrity excess that fueled the teens, recontextualizing the events behind the sensational headlines.

The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring

2023
Mommy Dead and Dearest
7.4

Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.

Mommy Dead and Dearest

2017
Britney vs. Spears
7.0

Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr investigate Britney Spears' fight for freedom by way of exclusive interviews and confidential evidence.

Britney vs. Spears

2021
Thought Crimes
6.2

Dubbed “The Cannibal Cop,” former NYPD officer Gilberto Valle was charged with conspiring to kidnap and eat women but argued it was all a fantasy. His story made headlines both for its disturbing details and its potential to kick off a trend of thought-policing across the nation. Featuring intimate interviews with Valle and insights from experts, Thought Crimes explores if someone can be found guilty for their most dangerous thoughts.

Thought Crimes

2015
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N/A

A look at the controversial 2004 reality series The Swan, which took self-proclaimed 'ugly ducklings' and set out to make them... not that.

Untitled The Swan Documentary

Dirty Money: Drug Short
8.3

Wall Street short-sellers expose a scam that regulators overlook: how Big Pharma gouges patients in need of life-saving drugs.

Dirty Money: Drug Short

2018