SHORT FILMS
These are most of the self-produced short film projects that I’ve worked on. All of which I wrote and most of which I directed.
CALL FOR ME
Produced by Sherwood Productions & Venus Radio Theater
Directed, Produced, Written, and Edited by Eric Emma
Cinematography and Produced by David Sorafine
Art Direction by Chris Vigilone
Story Boards by Pedro Maronoto
Sound Design & Music by Andy Stein
Audio Mixer & Boom Op - Jordan Boothe
Assistant Camera - Felipe Medoza
Hair and Make Up, Costume - Alyssa Hudson
Production Assistant - JJ Obee
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Tennile Marie Goosic
Krystal
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Thea McCartan
Cornelia
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Michael Hennessy
Mark
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STORY
Based on Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem, “Crossing the Bar” and inspired by Roger Corman’s Edgar Allen Poe films. “Call for Me” tells the story of a young woman trying to join a secret Hollywood society called, “The Amaranths,” but can she and her skeptical boyfriend pass the test?
WHAT IT MEANT TO ME
I put together this project with the great folks over at Sherwood Productions, and it was our third collaboration. They’re a production company based in LA that focuses on live shoots and BTS, but they’re always looking for more creative projects. I wrote, directed, and edited this with immense help from David Sorafine’s cinematic eye and Chris Viglone’s art direction.
FILM FESTIVALS
Malibu Film Festival (‘22), Coney Island Film Festival (‘21), Nightmares Film Festival (‘21), Independent Horror Movie Awards (‘21), Chain NYC Film Festival (‘21), Spooky Empire's International Horror Film Festival (‘21), Ethereal Horror Fest (‘21), Manhattan Film Festival (‘21), Shockfest Film Festival (‘21), Red Cedar Film Festival (‘21), Cult Movies International Film Festival (12th Season) - Semi-Finalist, Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (‘21) - Honorable Mention
FOR THE BIRDS
Produced by Sherwood Productions
Directed, Produced, Written, and Edited by Eric Emma
Cinematography and Produced by David Sorafine
Story Boards by Pedro Maronoto
Sound Design by Andy Stein
Music by the Dead Anglers
Starring Tomas Boykin
STORY
A weathered everyman builds birdhouses to pass the time, but when a tarantula makes its nest in one of his precious homes, the man determines to get rid of it even it means destroying the creations he loves.
WHAT IT MEANT TO ME
I put together this project with the great folks over at Sherwood Productions, and it was our second collaboration. I wrote, directed, and edited this and given it was my first short film, we decided to focus purely on the visuals and make a silent film.
FILM FESTIVALS
Red Cedar Film Festival (‘19), The Fifteen Minute Film Festival (‘18), Chicago Amarcord Arthouse Television Awards (‘18) (Finalist), Bellingham Music Film Festival (18’), Speechless Film Festival (‘18), Atascadero Film Festival (‘18), Nottingham International Microfilm Festival (‘18), Miami Independent Film Festival (‘17), SHORT to the Point (‘17), Los Angeles CineFest (‘17) (Semi-Finalist), High Peak Independent Film Festival (‘18), Motion Pictures International Film Festival (‘18), Hollywood Screenings Film Festival (‘18)
FOR LIBERTY
Produced by Doors Off & Bibby Content
Produced, Written, and Edited by Eric Emma
Directed and Produced by Roan Bibby
Produced and Edited by George Lois
Cinematography and Produced by Mark Soloman
Casting by Erica Hart
Sound Design by Andy Stein
Starring Molly Groome, Guillermo Arribas, and Christian Daly
STORY
A young man stays with his estranged half-sister as he visits a college, but what was suppose to be fun get together reveals their existential loneliness and their connection as siblings.
WHAT IT MEANT TO ME
I put together this project with the great folks over at Sherwood Productions, and it was our second collaboration. I wrote, directed, and edited this and given it was my first short film, we decided to focus purely on the visuals and make a silent film.
FILM FESTIVALS
RAW Film Festival (‘18) and New York Shorts International Film Festival (‘18)
HENRY + EMMA
Produced by Sherwood Productions
Produced, Directed and Written by Eric Emma
Cinematography by David Sorafine
Art Direction by Chris Viglone
Sound Design by Andy Stein
Starring David Gironda and Teresa Decher
STORY
Conversations between a grumpy aspiring writer and his neighbor actress.
WHAT IT MEANT TO ME
This was the first live action project I directed and my first collaboration with Sherwood Production. We shot four episodes over a weekend and use it as a pitch for an interactive series with Verse Media.