Eric S. Dow
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Biography
Eric S. Dow is an award winning filmmaker born in Toledo, Ohio. He attended the University of Toledo where he put his boundless energy into film making. Though he was still learning his craft, he began entering (and winning) local film festivals. In the spring of 2003, Eric left school and moved to Los Angeles. Just three days after his arrival, he landed a job working as a production assistant on the "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" Special Extended Edition DVD. Soon after, he worked in post production for the legendary short film Batman: Dead End, which would later lead to him making a feature length documentary on the making of the film. In 2004, Eric shot and edited the music video "Get Your Dead On" for the band Scum of the Earth, which aired on MTV. In December 2005, Eric moved to the NY area and hit the ground running, shooting and editing for the popular web sitcom, "The Burg". He went on to establish a successful freelance career cutting promos for Nickelodeon, Showtime, and Logo, along with editing several short films and sizzle reels. In July 2009, Eric finished writing, producing, directing, and editing his feature length documentary "Honor in the Valley of Tears" about Medal of Honor recipient David H. McNerney and his men from A-Company 1/8,4th infantry division during the Vietnam War. "Honor in the Valley of Tears" was selected to screen at five film festivals and went on to win two audience awards for best documentary at Dances with Films, and the Louisville International Festival of Film. Eric and producer John A. Ponsoll signed a deal with The Documentary Channel where the film would air for the next two years. From 2009 to 2015 Eric was an editor on several successful reality television series including; "Pawn Stars", "American Restoration", "Counting Cars", MTV's "True Life", "Hardcore Pawn", among others. During this time he also completed editing the 3D Sci-fi feature film "Shockwave, Darkside" for director, Jay Weisman. From there, Eric went on to complete the feature length documentary Behind the Mask: The Batman Dead End Story chronicling the career of Sandy Collora and his legendary short film. The documentary streamed on Hulu. In 2015, Eric moved back to Los Angeles where he post-produced and edited several promotional materials for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Titles included; "Pixels", "Goosebumps", "Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies", "Angry Birds", "Ghostbusters", "Spectre", and the Denzel Washington remake of "The Magnificent 7". Late 2016 Eric produced and edited the short horror film "Shallow Water" for director Sandy Collora. The film starred Lisa Romain in the lead role of Diana who cleverly evades several creatures in the jungles of Mexico. 2017 brought Eric back to New York where he joined the post production team of the long running HGTV show "House Hunters International" where he has produced and edited over 70 episodes and counting.
Known For
The nano-plague that poisoned Earth’s water supply has reached its 60-year critical mass. The Unlight enemy forced the first exodus to the moon where the outlawed banished population was supposed to die. But now the Unlights have launched from Earth and are amassing on the south-west sector of the darkside of the moon for a massive ice-mining operation. It will be the last Great War and lunar troops are sent into battle for the precious resource. However one squad is shot down and the five surviving soldiers find themselves stranded. Cut off and behind enemy lines, they start a dangerous journey through snipers and minefields back to their extraction point with only 36 hours of oxygen left. As their numbers dwindle and nerves fray, they make an amazing discovery about Earth’s satellite that just might save their lives. From THE BANSHEE CHAPTER producers comes a space shocker with gravity.
Shockwave Darkside
After the disappearance of his girlfriend, a foreigner man lost in a hostile land becomes the main suspect and his desperate research for her turns into a fight to stay alive.
Abroad
Director and Writer Eric Dow ("Honor in the Valley of Tears") brings us his second documentary as he goes behind the scenes of the fan fiction short film, "Batman: Dead End." In the winter of 2003 commercial director Sandy Collora and some of his friends set out to make a low-budget short film for his demo reel. What they wound up actually doing was making one of the most elaborate, most watched, most talked about and most controversial short films ever made: Batman Dead End. Considering the amount of press and admiration Batman: Dead End garnered,
Behind the Mask: The Batman Dead End Story
A group of adventurers arrive at a fabled fishing spot in Mexico only to realize that they are being hunted by a creature that lurks in the dark, shallow waters and that help will not be arriving any time soon.
Shallow Water
The story of A-Company 1/8 4th Infantry Division, US Army during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1967. In the men's own words, through the stories they narrate, the film gives us insight into the time these men spent together and the bond they formed that remains unbroken to this day. The 4th Infantry Division is one of the only divisions that trained and retained its troops during the Vietnam War. The men of A-Company trained together for eleven months and served together for one year. Their story begins with basic training at Ft. Lewis Washington in 1965 and continues 40 years later at their last reunion in September 2007. Filming began September 27, 2007 in Houston, Texas during a reunion to honor First Sergeant David H. McNerney, who is the only living member of the 4th Infantry Division to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was celebrated by the men he trained and served with and who's lives he saved on March 22, 1967.