Eric's profile
SUMMARY: As a native of Baltimore. I am passionate about the viability and sustainability of an active world class film community in the greater Baltimore area.
Eric was born and raised in the low-rise projects of West Baltimore. Seeking a better life, he put himself through college and became a critical care nurse. He was always torn between the practical world of making money, helping others, and his creative side which revolved around storytelling.
After a near fatal car accident, he decided to diversify his income stream. With no prior experience but a lot of assistance from loyal mentors, he started a real estate business. The enterprise eventually grew into a very successful real estate venture focusing on reasonably priced housing for blue collar citizens of Baltimore.
It was through the real estate business, that he was introduced to the world of filmmaking. He became associated with the HBO show – THE WIRE (2002- 2008) as part of the location team. The time spent with the HBO production team reignited his long dormant creative side. He began volunteering with local film productions and with the Maryland Film Festival. In his free time, he took online writing classes and self-educated.
From 2005 to the present, his role at the Maryland Film Festival evolved from general volunteer to Development Assistant to key member of the screening committee to Programmer (2019-present). He was tasked with developing the program known as BALTISHORTS (2019) - highlighting the incredible work of filmmakers in the DMV. For the 2024 and 2025 Maryland Film Festival he is one of the key programmers and will continue to curate the BaltiShorts block.
He has screened for a variety of other festivals – Baltimore Woman in Film, Annapolis Film Festival (2014) and the Tampa Bay Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2015- 2019), Austin Film Festival (2019- present) and Reel Sisters of the Diaspora (2021- 2023), Portland Technology and Animation Festival (2023- present).
He coordinated the growing Baltimore International Black Film Festival (2015) and (2023).
In 2016 he founded and is currently President of the non-profit Baltimore Filmmakers Collective (BFC), whose mission is to educate, train and assist the underserved Baltimore community in expressing itself via media. This includes educational classes covering script development, pre-production, filming, and post- production. The BFC also conducts classes to provide skill training, allowing people to get paid positions on non-union film sets.
Eric has been writer/director/producer/executive producer on over 30 short films including AFRONAUT (2014) Sundance/Tribeca and SXSW.
His first major short (writer/director) THE LOVE WITHIN (2016) was accepted into several festivals across the country.
His script LITTLE NIBS (2019/2020) advanced at the Austin Film Festival and PAGES screenwriting competitions.
He has assisted as a mentor (2019-present) to junior and senior students at MICA, /JHU, Morgan, Stevenson and Towson film/screenwriting programs.
The short (writer/director) TORI (2020) has screened at over 20 festivals nationally and internationally, including several top 25 festivals- including BronzeLens and the Maryland Film Festival.
He was accepted into the prestigious Stowe Writing Lab 2021 for the draft of first feature script DAGMAR.
The Covid impacted production (writer/director) SCRUNCHIES (2022) has played at numerous festivals including Maryland Film Festival (2022).
The end of 2023 was highlighted by being accepted as a Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund fellow for the project Church Hat.
He is one of the Executive producers of the futuristic Afro space opera- Cloud Nebula (2024).
The associate producer of the Baltimore based short - He's a Big Boy Now- (2024).
Eric is the executive producer of his first feature LITTLE DOORS (OCT 2025) with final post completed around August 2026.
Also in 2025, an extension of his community outreach, Eric teamed up with Alexandria Queen - Sheed on her CREW CALL initiative. This connection developed into a working relationship and creator/advisor role with Imani Muleyyar's Imani Network and the Baltimore Cinematic Universe (BCU). The BCU has a full slate of vertical dramas, shorts and documentaries planned for 2026.
Eric is writer of record and producing a Canadian animated children's short film about self-love and LGBTQ+ acceptance- CHURCH HAT completed in October 2025.
In October 2025, Eric was accepted in the SZIF Storylab as collaborator/producer on Jim Picariello's award winning script THE CULT OF US, one million production scheduled for filming in October 2026.
Tackling and diversifying his skill set. Eric submitted and had a contract accepted to write and produce his first documentary for BARCO. The documentary is a review and celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Motor House. The documentary premiered in Oct 2025 at a VIP reception at the Motor House and was very well received.
To provide a different perspective on life in Baltimore, he is writing, directing and producing a ten-part episodic about a Black middle class family coping with among other things, the issue of gentrification- ASHBURTON (2026). The goal is to sell the project to a streaming service. This initiative will compliment his short film THE LEGACY - scheduled for production in the spring of 2026.
