FILMOGRAPHY (selected)
Co-Director/Producer, “COUNTED” (IN PRODUCTION)
COUNTED, in production - expected release 2026
Synopsis: COUNTED follows Pamela Winn, a previously incarcerated activist, as she fights to enact a groundbreaking law to end prison birth in Georgia and ultimately the United States. Filmed over four years, COUNTED shares heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring stories of directly impacted women turned activists that expose the hidden horrors over 55,000 pregnant women face annually behind bars.
Director/Producer, “HOME COURT”, 2024
HOME COURT, premiered at VC Film Festival | Broadcast release: PBS’ Independent Lens on March 22, 2024. Awards: Best Documentary at Austin Asian American Film Festival, Best Documentary at Cambodia Town Film Festival.
Synopsis: A feature documentary that traces the ascent of Ashley Chea, a basketball prodigy whose life intensifies amid recruitment, injury, and triumph throughout her high school years.
Director/Producer, “Winn”, 2021
WINN, premiered at the Atlanta Film Festival | Broadcast release: PBS’ Reel South. Honorable Mention at Atlanta Film Festival, Best Documentary at Justice on Trial Film Festival, Reel South Best Documentary Award & Best Documentary in PBS Short Film Festival.
Synopsis: After experiencing neglect and traumatic loss while pregnant in prison, Pamela Winn becomes an activist, leading hundreds of thousands to support the Dignity Bill to end the shackling of pregnant people in prison. "WINN" exposes the horrifying experience that incarcerated pregnant people endure and documents Pamela’s mission to end shackling in the South..
Producer, “MOTHERLOAD”, 2019
MOTHERLOAD, a crowd-sourced feature documentary about how cargo bikes can save the world, directed by Liz Canning. Erica worked with director on story concept, edit, distribution strategy and production. Helped design/build website: motherloadmovie.com, managed shoots across the USA and fundraising. Managed budget and created the production team. Festival Screenings: DocLands, DocFest, Bicycle Film Festival, PTFF Film Festival, SF Green Festival, Breckenridge Film Festival, Hollywood North Film Awards: Best Documentary, Best Sound Design, Best Director, Best Musical Score.
Director/Editor/Producer, “We Are Blood”, 2019
'We Are Blood' is a short documentary that takes us on a rare intimate journey inside a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. US Premiere: Ashland Independent Film Festival 2019, Ashland, Oregon, Europe Premiere: Ethnografilm Festival 2019, Paris, France
Editor/Cinematographer, “A Perfect Note”, 2018
A short documentary about the iconic San Francisco restaurant, Cafe Jacqueline. The film highlights the consistent excellence and originality of this beloved old-school French bistro located in the heart of San Francisco’s North Beach area. Festival Premiere: Napa Valley International Film Festival
Director/Editor/Cinematographer, “We Are The International Institute of the Bay Area”, 2013
10-min documentary that profiles the IIBA through a naturalization ceremony.
Client: International Institute of the Bay Area
Editor/Cinematographer, “All God’s Children”, 2012
18-minute documentary that profiles some of the clients of Bayview Mission. Used as a second installment to “A Safe Haven.”
Producer: Phoebe Rubin
Client: Bayview Mission
Editor/Cinematographer, “A Safe Haven”, 2010
18-minute documentary that profiles Bayview Mission, a non-profit donation center that serves the residents of Bayview, San Francisco.
Producer: Phoebe Rubin
Client: Bayview Mission
Producer, “Green Mountain In a Drawer”, 2009
A journey of an elderly woman to places only she knows, and to traces only she remembers.
Director/Producer/Editor, “Mobilize the Immigrant Vote”, 2009
20-minute documentary that follows multiple organizations educate and mobilize immigrants to vote in the 2008 Election Campaign.
Producer: See Change Evaluation
Client: Mobilize the Immigrant Vote (MIV) Coalition
Director/Producer/Editor, “Agents of Change”, 2008
20-minute documentary that analyzes how one of the poorest schools of Oakland on the brink of closer was saved.
Producer: See Change Evaluation
Client: Catholic Charities
Director/Producer/Editor, “Inside My Skin”, 2007
16 minute personal film about director’s relationship to her mother. The first film in a 3-part series.
Director/Writer/Producer, “America’s Next Top Modder”, 2007
5-minute On-line Reality Series (10 episodes) that aired for 10 consecutive weeks on Gamepro.com and Intel.com. The series challenged 12 programmers and designers to compete for a chance to win cash, a computer and a dream job in the industry.
Client: IDG Entertainment/ Intel
Director/Writer/Producer, “PC Challenge”, 2006
On-line reality series that followed two teams take on a series of challenges in competition for a new computer.
Producer: IDG Entertainment
Client: Intel
Director/Producer/Editor, “The Happy Box”, 2005
A 13-minute documentary follows the life of a box in a Community Supported Agriculture program.
Producer: Erica Jane Films
Distribution: Lily Films, DVD Bonus feature of “The Future of Food” by Deborah Koons-Garcia
Director/Producer/Editor, "Living Poets", 2005
A 13-minute film about poets who take over the 16th and Mission Bart Station every Thursday night to share poetry.
2nd Camera/Assistant Editor, "Chinese Couplets" , 2007
Director: Felicia Lowe
Associate Producer/Assistant Editor, "Singing the Milky Way", 2005-2006
Director: David Betz
FILM AWARDS
Awards:
Living Poets, 9 min, 16mm, color, 2005
Best Short Documentary, Sonoma Valley Film Festival, 2006
Best Short Documentary, Silver Lake Film Festival, 2006
Best Documentary, Documentary Film Institute Award, 2006
WORK EXPERIENCE (Selected)
Producer/Editor, QS Labs, 2015-2019
In-House Producer/Editor for all media content surrounding all events for Quantifiedself.com. Content includes, but not limited to conference seminars, Show&Tell Talks, documentaries and event trailers.
Producer/Editor, IMA Interactive, 2014-Current
Ongoing Producer and Editor for on-line commercials for various clients that include the national franchise COIT Cleaners and Atherton Appliance & Kitchens. Producer/Editor for a series of 9 “Case Study” commercials for COIT Cleaners. Managed teams throughout the country to participate and execute the cleaning videos.
Producer, French Press Films, 2014
Produced a series of videos for Healthline.com.
Creative Director/Co-Founder, Christopher Collins™ Collection, 2008-2013
Raised over $400K in funding and managed $500,000 in annual revenue selling to over 100 boutiques and department stores in USA and Canada. Oversaw sales, production, creative design, marketing & order processing. In addition, managed an intense production schedule that produced hundreds of styles 8 months per year in San Francisco. More Information and Press.
Associate Producer, Studio B Films, 2005-2008
Assisted David Collier (owner/director) on numerous documentaries, corporate videos, and commercials
Transcriber, DocuCinema, 2002-2003
Transcribed videos for "Mean Girls" for Discovery Health Channel.
Reader, Mad Chance, 2002
Screened incoming scripts for a Warner Bros. production company.
Journalist, Rocinante, 2001
Wrote stories in Spanish from a Gringa's perspective that were published in a political monthly magazine in Santiago, Chile.
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
M.F.A. in Cinema, 2007
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
B.A. in English Literature, Creative Writing emphasis, 2002
Minor in Dramatic Arts
Universidad de Santiago, Santiago, Chile, 2001
Studied Spanish/Chilean Literature, Theatre, Latin American Politics
University of California, Berkeley, London, England, 2000
Acting workshops during the summer sessions
Fluent in Spanish