ERIC WILLIFORD (Director/Producer/Screenwriter/Editor)
Eric Williford graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a B.A. in Communication Studies. Even before graduating from college he wrote and directed his first feature film “Escalator Style.” Over the next year and a half, Mr. Williford wrote and directed three short films: “Watermelon Spa,” “Restless,” and “Silent Argument.”
Working with Franklin Guerrero Jr., he produced and wrote the supernatural horror film “The 8th Plague”, which was immediately picked up by Anthem Pictures.
In September of 2006, “The 8th Plague” was theatrically premiered in Virginia to a sold out audience. “The 8th Plague” was awarded Best Feature at the 2006 Freakshow Horror Film Festival as well as Best Cinematography at the 2006 Chicago Horror Film Festival.
Immediately upon the release of “The 8th Plague”, Mr. Williford produced another feature length horror film titled “CARVER”.
Matt Carmody, one of the actors from “CARVER”, received the Best Actor Award at the 2007 Freakshow Horror Film Festival.
On March 4th 2008, “CARVER” was released worldwide to overwhelming critical acclaim and a cult following amongst horror fans. The film was released domestically by Allumination Filmworks and Internationally by Dream Entertainment.
In June of 2011, Mr. Williford wrote, directed, shot, and edited the short film “Pack a Bag, Quick!”. This horror film was selected to both the San Diego Film Festival and the Southern Cal Film Festival.
In April of 2013, Mr. Williford released the feature length thriller “Natalie’s Lose Lose”, a film that he directed, produced, shot, edited, and wrote. The film is available worldwide on DVD as well as download and streaming.
Eric Williford currently resides in Southern California.
