Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer are a filmmaking team based in Brooklyn, New York.
Over the past decade, Saela and Anna have collaborated on multiple short- and long-form fiction and nonfiction works. Each has assumed different craft roles (camerawoman, editor, writer, director, producer) specific to each project. Through these collaborations, their partnership has evolved and strengthened leading them to join forces as directors.
Their most notable collaboration is their critically acclaimed fiction feature film The Fits (Saela as editor/co-writer, Anna as director/co-writer). The Fits premiered at the 2015 Venice International Film Festival and screened at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It was nominated for Breakthrough Director at the 2016 Gotham Awards and Best First Feature at the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards, and won the Critics Award at the 2017 Deauville Film Festival.
Their psychological drama God’s Creatures marks their feature debut as a directing team. God’s Creatures premiered at Directors' Fortnight during the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and was released by A24 to critical acclaim. It was recognized with five nominations at the British Independent Film Awards including Best Lead Performance by Emily Watson and Best Supporting Performances by Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi as well as five nominations at the upcoming Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, including Best Film 2023.
Saela and Anna are currently in development on their next feature film.