Holly Hardman entered the field as a researcher, working for Rolling Stone, PBS, and Twentieth Century Fox. In the 1990s, Hardman began writing, directing, and producing short films. Her shorts were regulars on the decade’s underground film circuit and were distributed by New Day, insound, and M/W/F Video. Her first narrative feature, Besotted, was released theatrically by Artistic License Films. Hardman directed and produced her first documentary feature Good People Go to Hell, Saved People Go to Heaven (IDFA 2012) after the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. In August 2014, Hardman began filming As Prescribed (Sheffield DocFest 2022) after her personal encounter with the perils of a prescribed benzodiazepine.