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

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of ''

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'' fame and Giselle Eisenberg ('' The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''

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'').

Early life

Swinderman was born in

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, and grew up in

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. A graduate of

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's School of Communication, he studied film and television production.

Career

In 2012, Swinderman produced '' Made in Cleveland'', an anthology of 11 short films by multiple different Cleveland directors, notably

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and her spouse

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. The film stars

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and

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. 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

and

. It was an official selection in the Beverly Hills Film Festival and was the opening night film in the Paris Art and Movie Awards where it was nominated for Best Feature, Best Actor (Breckin Meyer, winner) and Best Original Song (Don't Walk Away from Me by By Light We Loom.) The film also features music from

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and

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, and is currently represented by

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References

Midwest Movie Maker, April, 2018

Scene Magazine, November, 2009

Cleveland Scene Magazine, August, 2012

Cleveland Magazine, September, 2012

Rotten Tomatoes, April, 2021

Film Threat, April, 2021

External links

Official website
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