Eric Swinderman (born July 8, 1976) is an American writer, director, and producer. He was the writer and director of the independent dark comedy ''The Enormity of Life'' starring former ''
The Walking Dead'' star
Emily Kinney,
Breckin Meyer of ''
Clueless'' fame and Giselle Eisenberg (''
The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''
Life in Pieces
''Life in Pieces'' is an American sitcom television series created by Justin Adler and which premiered on CBS on September 21, 2015 and concluded on June 27, 2019. The series was produced by 40 or 50 Years, Inc., Kapital Entertainment in associa ...
'').
Early life
Swinderman was born in
Dover, Ohio, and grew up in
New Philadelphia, Ohio
New Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The county's largest city, New Philadelphia lies along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 17,677 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city in the ...
. A graduate of
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in operation since 1923. ...
's School of Communication, he studied film and television production
Career
Swinderman's first big break came while working on the set of the film Dreaming on Christmas (2005) starring
Danny Trejo and
Nick Mancuso
Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948) is an Italian-Canadian actor, artist, playwright, and director. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he had his breakthrough role in the 1981 drama ''Ticket to Heaven'', for which he won the ...
.
In 2007, Swinderman wrote and directed the short film, Clean, about a man of god dealing with his inner demons. The film received positive reviews and was awarded Best Picture at the Cleveland Grindhouse Film Festival.
Swinderman followed up with The Anniversary, and award-winning short film which won the Cleveland Plain Dealer's 2009 Scary Film Competition. The film, written and directed by Swinderman, screened at the Cleveland Truly Independent Film Festival and stars Deanna Cechowski and Thom Cechowski.
In 2012, Swinderman produced
Made in Cleveland, an anthology of 11 short films by multiple different Cleveland directors and stars
Busy Philipps and
Gillian Jacobs. The film opened in limited theatrical release to wide critical acclaim.
In 2018, Swinderman wrote and directed the independent film The Enormity of Life, starring
Breckin Meyer and
Emily Kinney which is an official selection in the Beverly Hills Film Festival, 2019. The film features music from
Avett Brothers and
Kodaline and is currently represented by
Shoreline Entertainment
Shoreline Entertainment is an independent film production company and international sales agency that was founded in 1992 by CEO and film producer Morris Ruskin.
Partial filmography
*''Sir Billi''
*'' The American Side''
*'' 7 Boxes''
*''The Ma ...
in Los Angeles
References
Midwest Movie Maker, April, 2018Scene Magazine, November, 2009Cleveland Scene Magazine, August, 2012Cleveland Magazine, September, 2012
External links
Official website
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1976 births
Living people
Writers from Cleveland
American filmmakers
People from New Philadelphia, Ohio