ERIC WILLIFORD
(Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor)

After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Eric Williford produced and wrote his first feature length project, the supernatural horror film “The 8th Plague”. This film was immediately picked up for distribution 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 2017, Mr. Williford wrote, shot, directed, edited, and produced season one of the web series “Dollar”. The web series is told from the perspective of a dollar bill that learns about human nature from its numerous owners. In October of that same year, the series played at the Brooklyn WebFest where it was nominated for “Best Writing”.

“Anora”, a feature length horror screenplay written by Mr. Williford, was a semifinalist in the 2018 Screencraft Horror Screenplay Competition.

In September of 2018 Mr. Williford released the horror short film “We Accept Cash”, a film that he co-wrote, directed, edited, and co-produced with his producing partner Victoria Vertuga.

The film played at the 2019 Short. Sweet. Film Fest and the 2019 Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival.

In April of 2019 Mr. Williford completed the comedy short film “The Lost Films Of Ko Chiaki”. Mr. Williford served as the director, writer, and editor on the project. It is currently making the rounds on the festival circuit.

Eric Williford currently resides in San Diego, California.