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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 ).
Swinderman was born in Dover, Ohio, and grew up in New Philadelphia, Ohio. A graduate of Cleveland State University's School of Communication, he studied film and television production.
Swinderman's first big break came while working on the set of the film Dreaming on Christmas (2005), starring Danny Trejo and Nick Mancuso.
In 2007, he 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.
He followed up by writing and directing The Anniversary, an award-winning short film which won the Cleveland Plain Dealer's 2009 Scary Film Competition. The film was 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. It 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. It was an official selection in the 2019 Beverly Hills Film Festival. The film features music from Avett Brothers and Kodaline, and is currently represented by Shoreline Entertainment in Los Angeles.
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Abel Ferrara is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992) and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones.
James Renner is an American author, investigative journalist, producer, and director. He worked as a reporter for Cleveland Scene and was editor of the alternative newspaper The Cleveland Independent. He is known for his work in the thriller, science fiction, and true crime genres. In 2019, Renner founded The Porchlight Project, a nonprofit dedicated to offering support for the families of the missing and murdered.
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Made in Cleveland is a 2013 anthology film consisting of 11 short films featuring the work of seven different directors and five screenwriters. The short films all relate in some way to the subject of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness in Cleveland, Ohio. The film was written, directed, produced largely by people with connections to Cleveland, and it stars a cast and crew consisting predominantly of current or former Clevelanders, including Shaker Heights native Jamie Babbit and Cleveland natives Eric Swinderman and Robert C. Banks, Jr. The film stars an ensemble cast, among them Busy Philipps, Gillian Jacobs, George Roth, Jeffrey Grover, Robin Swoboda, Leon Bibb, Brendan Potter, Derek Koger, Linda Ryan, Robbie Barnes, Charlie Martini, and others. Made in Cleveland premiered June 13, 2013 at the historic Atlas Cinemas Lakeshore 7 theater in Euclid, Ohio. It opened June 21 in five Atlas Cinemas theaters in Ohio, and was well reviewed in the local press. Made in Cleveland will be released by its distributor, Striped Entertainment, in additional select cities in the United States in Summer 2013.
Cherry is a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo from a screenplay by Angela Russo-Otstot and Jessica Goldberg, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Nico Walker. It stars Tom Holland as the titular character, alongside Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, and Jeff Wahlberg. The film follows the life of Cherry, from a college student to a PTSD-afflicted veteran who robs banks to pay for his and his wife's drug addiction.
