The Team
Erin Lee Carr | Founder, Director, Writer, and Executive Producer
Erin Lee Carr is a two-time Emmy nominated filmmaker known for exploring criminal justice, femininity and virality.
Most recently, Erin served as an Executive Producer on Hulu’s three-part documentary series Perfect Wife, directed by Michael Beach Nichols, which tells the captivating story of Sherri Papini’s mysterious 2016 disappearance. Perfect Wife debuted at #1 on Hulu and ultimately became the most watched documentary in the streamer’s history.
Earlier this year, Erin produced alongside Judd Apatow and Imagine Entertainment on Peacock’s Original Documentary Stormy, directed by Sarah Gibson. The story centers Stormy Daniels who would go on to offer testimony in the 2024 hush money trial that led to former President Trump’s conviction in the case. Variety’s Owen Gleiberman wrote ‘“Stormy” shows you what the scandal looks like from inside the sensationalist bubble of fame, and by the end of the film you may be a little bit ashamed of us all.”
2024 will continue to be a busy year for Carr, with two more projects premiering in October: a feature length documentary on Hulu (directed), and a two-part series on HBO (directed).
In 2022, Hulu announced that they were picking up Murdaugh Murders for development (Erin will serve as co-creator alongside Michael D. Fuller with Executive Producers Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund with the studio UCP). The series is based on Mandy Matney’s hit podcast Murdaugh Murders which was named a "top five most shared podcast" by Apple in 2022 having hit #1 on Apple podcasts. ELC currently has a scripted first look deal with studio UCP for Universal.
Erin directed The Ringleader: the Case of the Bling Ring that premiered on HBO on Sunday October 1st, 2023. It was the 3rd most watched documentary film on HBO Max’s platform for all of 2023. Prior to that, she immersed herself into the dynamic and high stakes world of Britney Spears and directed and produced Britney Vs Spears, which premiered on Netflix and was the #1 most-watched film on the platform in over 25 countries. In 2022, HBO released ELC’s Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall which examined the life, work and untimely death of journalist Kim Wall. Additionally, she was an Executive Producer on Netflix’s Orgasm Inc: the Story of One Taste alongside directors Sarah Gibson/Sloane Klevin and Producer Lena Dunham.
Past work includes: her four-part docuseries How to Fix a Drug Scandal which was released in 2020 on Netflix. Earlier that year Erin’s documentary At The Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (for HBO) was the proud recipient of the Emmy’s Television Academy Honors. Earlier in her career, Erin directed the critically acclaimed I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter, also for HBO. Her break-out film was Mommy Dead and Dearest, which premiered at the SXSW in 2017 and aired on HBO May 15, 2017 also known as Mother’s Day. Erin's directorial debut was Thought Crimes: The Case of The Cannibal Cop, the documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on HBO that May. She somehow averages 7.5 hours a night sleeping.
Erin’s memoir All That You Leave Behind, a reflection on grief, technology, and addiction was released by Random House on April 9, 2019. Critics called the debut memoir incisive, dark and her story transformative. You can buy it here.
Erin’s number one hobby is watching semi-obscure ATP-level tennis matches; she's known to do this for 4 hours straight. Bonnie Jean “Templeton” Carr (her rescue dog) has mild interest in this activity but would prefer they go outside. ELC is a proud recovery and LGBTQ+ advocate and splits time between NYC, Los Angeles and Connecticut.
Professional Affiliations: ELC is a proud member of the D.G.A. (Directors Guild of America), WGA (Writers Guild of America), International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Forbes 30 under 30 (2019 ALL STAR list and 2018 MEDIA list).
Rachel Bozich | Producer, Director, Writer
Rachel Bozich is a New York-based director, producer, and editor. She is drawn to stories that show the complex nature of the human condition and actively seeks out projects that question societal and systemic injustice. Most recently, she was a lead creative mind behind Netflix’s Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal Seasons 1 & 2. Both seasons were released in 2023 and reached #1 for Netflix TV Shows during their premiere weeks, in totality having 40 million hours watched in the first week and becoming one of Netflix's most-watched Docu-Series.
Rachel's career is marked by a commitment to authentic storytelling on challenging and previously untold stories. Throughout her career, she has worked with and learned from some of the great documentary filmmakers and production companies. Prior to Murdaugh, she produced Amazon's hit-series LuLaRich. She also worked at Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions with Two Time Academy Award-Nominated director Jesse Moss on The Family (Netflix), and with Emmy Award-Winning director Rick Rowley on Kingdom of Silence (Showtime). Before producing, Rachel began her career in editing, where she worked with Emmy Winning director Tia Lessin on The Janes (HBO), Academy Award-Nominated director David France on The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (Netflix) and Academy Award-Winning director Michael Moore on Fahrenheit 11/9.
Rachel is currently developing two projects with Erin for HBO, and is partnered with Story Syndicate on her directorial debut.
Kaley Roberts, Producer
Kaley Roberts is an associate and development producer who began working with Erin after finding her memoir in a little free library (and reading it in one sitting). She loves telling women's stories via any medium; she worked with ELC on Britney Vs Spears, Undercurrent: the Disappearance of Kim Wall and the Ringleader. Kaley published a book in 2021 called Unreported, which explores the intersection of sexual assault and the criminal justice system. Roberts studied film & TV, journalism and philosophy in college, and got her real-world education in premium storytelling while working at HBO in Los Angeles. Currently she lives in New York City, where she is working on the next documentary film, developing ideas for future projects, and drinking plenty of coffee.
Madeline Carr, Associate Producer
Madeline Carr is a New York-based freelance associate producer with a background in unscripted television. She is a creative and thorough researcher with a degree in journalism and an obsessive nature. If it’s online, she’ll find it. Prior to joining her namesake Carr Lot Productions in June of 2020, Madeline contributed to Investigative, True Crime, and Lifestyle programming across Netflix, A&E, Sundance, and Animal Planet. Madeline loves tiny things, including her chihuahua, Beep.
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Tim K. Smith, Director and Producer
Tim K. Smith, a 20 year film and TV veteran, started his career serving coffee on the set of Spike Lee's Malcolm X and has since worked in every aspect of the filmmaking process. He has spent the last 15 years focusing on his passion for documentaries. Highlights of his work as an editor include Kevorkian (HBO), Quest for Honor (Academy Award short-list), Murder in the Bayou (Showtime), Who are you, Charlie Brown (Apple TV) and Britney Vs. Spears (Netflix). He has also produced shows for HBO, History Channel, ESPN and CNBC. 2016 saw the theatrical release of his documentary feature directorial debut, Sex and Broadcasting, a film about WFMU. The film was met with critical praise for its humor and heart. The New York Times described it as an “affectionate portrait”, while The Village Voice wrote, “Sex and Broadcasting is at once heartfelt, gritty, and informative, and you don’t really want it to end.”
Tim loves cycling and regularly rides the length of Manhattan in all weather. Loves hot dogs. Tries to not eat hot dogs.
Dani Sloane, Director and Producer
Dani Sloane is a producer based between New York and Los Angeles. For as long as she can remember she's been in awe at the power of documentary filmmaking, and when she got her start in NBC's Page Program, she realized she could turn that passion into a career. From there, she went on to work with CNN's Documentary Unit, where she produced specials on everything from Hillary Clinton to the #MeToo Movement to Taylor Swift's 1989 album. Over the past decade, she's worked on films and series including Trial by Media, Chef's Table, and Dirty Money (where she first met Erin!) Forthcoming projects include a series and a feature for HBO in collaboration with Erin, as well as a feature for Netflix. When she's not in the field or edit, she loves to binge true crime docs on the couch with her boyfriend and goldendoodle.
Isabel Evans, Producer
Isabel "Izzy" Evans is a New York-based documentary film producer. She first joined Erin's professional orbit as an investigative researcher for Britney Vs Spears and is now co-producing a Carr Lot/Imagine Entertainment series to air on HBO.
Some of Izzy's other work can be found on Netflix's second season of Dirty Money and VICE & HBO’s Emmy-winning news program, VICE News Tonight. She’s also developed and produced a series of stories for the Emmy-winning directing team Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine.
Under her own umbrella, Tiny Whale Productions, Isabel is producing a feature documentary in partnership with the Center for Independent Documentary. She is the mother of an English bulldog named Gimli, who needs to stop barking on Zoom calls.
Miranda Manganaro, Researcher
Miranda Manganaro is a New York-based documentary filmmaker whose work is centered around bringing underrepresented stories to life. A recent graduate of New York University, her freelance projects have taken her to the streets of Paris, into the archives of Lithuanian DP camps, and opened deep conversations about chronic pain. Before joining the team at Carr Lot Productions, she worked as a commercial Production Assistant for JWALK, as well as an intern for Argo Media supporting the platform’s partnership with the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. When she’s not out adventuring with ELC, Miranda can be found at the nearest live music venue or hiking the nearest volcano.
