Erik Gernand is an award-winning writer and filmmaker based in Chicago. His films have screened at more than 100 festivals around the world including SXSW, Cinequest, Aspen Shortsfest, and Chicago International Film Festival, as well as been broadcast on IFC, PBS, and The Logo Channel (MTV Networks). He's had short films distributed on DVD by First Run Features, Frameline, and Strand Releasing.
In 1998, he co-founded the Atlanta based video production company The Media Bunch, Inc., where he produced and directed documentary projects for national and regional non-profit organizations for more than ten years. He’s shot on location in South Africa, Brazil, Northern Ireland, and all across the United States.
Erik is a lecturer in Radio/TV/Film at Northwestern University.