Voices With Impact in conversation with Glenn Holsten, as he discusses mental health filmmaking and collaborating with your subjects.

Glenn is a documentary storyteller who creates human-driven films, from the arts to the sciences. His background in literature is a key element in his work, which features strong characters and compelling narrative structures. Glenn has directed nearly two dozen full-length documentaries that have been screened at film festivals, broadcast on public and cable television stations, and now are featured on a multitude of streaming platforms.

In addition to long form documentaries, Glenn creates short films about journeys of recovery for the mental health website Recovery Diaries. Working across the world, Glenn has directed films in China, Portugal, Kenya, Rwanda, Northern Ireland, Poland, Bosnia and the Republic of Georgia. Much of his work is about social justice, the arts, and mental health. Glenn is drawn to stories of beauty and struggle, recovery and hope.