Eric Bizzarri

Director’s Reel 💃🏽 Grateful to all my collaborators, friends, filmmakers, actors & partners over the years. Surreal to see it all together like this 🥵 ✂️ @michaelbbarker , an incredible editor. Thankful for his time, patience & enthusiasm on this. Legend. If you’ve watched any of my work, you know it’s personal. It always is. I create stories about difficult conversations & relationships I’ve had, and in that allowing myself to heal and move forward. Those relationships we have as young adolescents & how integral they are to the rest of our lives. Thankful for @missnewbudi who cut two of these films. @tamaraem shot one of the most difficult films I’ll ever make. She knows - love to you. @nicolejzimmer is a legend in the art department now, but shot my first film. One of my first friends on these personal stories - I miss you. @elana_emer ‘s lens behind the camera & in friendship knew no bounds. Here for the wins & losses - always honest, grounding & a light for learning. @julianlomaga for collaborating with me at arguably the most influential part of my career - a time I learned more than ever. My mind is a sponge - he’s a wise & patient teacher with an incredible eye. @dmitrylopatin & @jonglendon - both shot films with me in an insanely short amount of time. How did we pull that off - seriously? Tight parameters, creatively tested - always. @juliatomasone casted a few of these projects. I’ll always admire her ability to recognise performance - her honesty & patience with me & these stories is something I hold dear. Thank you.

“Pressure Play” is finally online through @beyondtheshort and @vimeo (links in bio) ✨ Once more for our cast & crew 🫶🏼 poster design by @kerijk ✨ I hope you enjoy it, and share some warmth in it as much as we did making it. Thank you to the festivals that have believed in our story. We had our world premiere at the @canfilmfest in 2020 and haven’t stopped. When the world felt bleak, Bern, @ashleighrains , @jpo_and_co and their team gave me a reason to smile. I wrote some words about my experience with this project, and the people a part of it. Watch, let us know what you think. Sneak us a @letterboxd review too while you’re at it 🫶🏼🤭 Directed by 👋🏻 Written by @juicypeterson , 👋🏼 Produced by @therielbo , @christoferlacoste 1st AD’s @peter_widdrington & @michele__dl Cinematography by @julianlomaga 1st AC @murdoch_p.i 2nd AC @noranavarro.ca Edit by @missnewbudi Production Designer @cdallorso Gaffer @douglas.cunningham Key Grip @joelly12 Sound Design by @nancysofly Music by @spencercomposer Casting Director @juliatomasone Starring: @e.mi.dio , @andrewbee , Rachel Peters, @thecameronstewart , @qj_bennett , @jollzzz , @emilykindredactor , @bryanpiitz , @glease1 Cameras & Lenses provided by @grande_camera ❤️ Grip & Electric equipment provided by @wfw_intl 🙏🏻 Post-Production Facilities provided by @astrolabstudios Background Casting from @talentinccanada

Halfway Haunted keeps hitting the road. Excited to announce the film has been accepted into Friss Hús, Wyoming and Chattanooga. We’re incredibly grateful to keep sharing this little haunted housing crisis story with new audiences and festivals around the world. #FrissHús2026 #FrissHúsFestival #lifeisshort

Still so happy that this happened, Halfway Haunted won the jury award for Best Canadian Short at the @calgaryundergroundfilm @samrudykoff congrats on going back to back with your films at this incredible festival.

2020 was a weird time for filmmakers… but for @futurefilmshow it created a unique opportunity to be aired on Canada’s major broadcaster @cbcgem .

Excited to be an Executive Producer on @kashifpasta ’s latest film, The Muslim Guide to Prayer in Space with @shyamvalera & producer @nachsays at @musubiarts . How cool is this poster? @kashifpasta ’s built such a great team. Starring @osricchau , shot by @dmitrylopatin . Big West Coast team on this one! A Malaysian astronaut tries to find a direction to pray in orbit, when there is no up or down in space. Super excited to share this soon! 🤸🏻

Why is YouTube or Vimeo the ceiling for your short film? @ericbizzarri talks about the origin story of @futurefilmshow . From screening a bunch of black and white student films in a theatre to over a decade if film festivals.

Work with those you love, who love you back. Such a grant mantra by @ericbizzarri , thank you for this one man. I’m stealing this for sure.

Surround yourself with people you can win with and lose with. This is my biggest takeaway from my conversation with @ericbizzarri , filmmaker and founder of @futurefilmshow . I think I’ve done that. Building a team isn’t easy, but finding the right people is the best feeling in the world. New AMPLIFIED episode out now on YouTube and Spotify.

New Month. New Picks! What’s yours? #BestPicksoftheMonth #shortfilms

@conditionsofrelease , a short film I produced, is headed to the @sonyfuturefilmmakerawards in Los Angeles. Crazy. A small short we shot in Toronto is being presented in front of Sony & distinguished guests. Congrats to our Director @mitchlaughlove , my co-producer Pierce Csurgo, and our entire team. Anchored by rising star @robertbazzocchi . If you don’t know him now, wait a bit, you’ll be seeing a lot more of him soon. A household name, perhaps, who knows.

Sweet conversation on the Amplified podcast with @thatunexpectedcanadian last week. A “tell all” style interview, if you will. Spoke for a few hours. Left a lot on the table that day, shared a lot of stories & I’m excited for people to hear it. Nervous too. Stoked to share what’s in the bag soon. Give them a follow & listen to the great work they’re doing! Thanks buddy.