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Eric Bizzarri

Eric Bizzarri

Directing

Biography

Eric Bizzarri is an award winning Canadian director and producer based in Toronto. Primarily interested in the nuances of human relationships, Eric's work investigates toxic masculinity, male-male abuse, friendships and intimacy. His films have been distributed by CBC, Super Channel, Revry and Amazon Prime (US, UK, Germany). His most recent producing credits include DIASPORA (TIFF, Palm Springs International ShortFest), DESI STANDARD TIME TRAVEL (Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festival, Canadian Film Fest) and GREAT SEEING YOU (Miami International Film Festival, Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival). His most recent directing credits include MEA CULPA (Toronto Black Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival), PRESSURE PLAY (Canadian Film Fest, Halifax Black Film Festival), I WANNA MAKE A MOVIE, OR I WANNA DIE TRYING (TIFF Next Wave, Whistler Film Festival) and a commercial for BEN AND JERRY'S, with Label 428. In 2023, he was recently selected for the Reykjavik International Film Festival Talent Lab, an incubator for emerging filmmakers making their debut feature film. Eric is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Future of Film Showcase, an annual film festival based in Toronto fostering the future of emerging Canadian filmmakers, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Breakthroughs Film Festival. He is a graduate of York University with a Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts in Film Production with Honours.

Known For

Pattern
10.0

Five months after the maternal death of his partner, a man is at a crossroads with how to raise their baby.

Pattern

2022
The Shallow End
N/A

Christian, a 20-yr-old swim teacher, is having a hard time recovering from an incident where one his students almost drowns on his watch.

The Shallow End

2016
Conditions of Release
N/A

Jacob, a hotheaded, socially isolated construction worker on parole, contends with the daily humiliations of his criminal sentence. He dreams of moving far away, and starting his life anew. When he fails to convince his paternalistic parole officer to help him end his sentence early, Jacob must decide to take freedom into his own hands - but at what cost?

Conditions of Release

2024
Desi Standard Time Travel
10.0

When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening gives him a chance to end things on a better note.

Desi Standard Time Travel

2022
On the Fringe of Wild
4.1

A 2000's Romeo and Juliet in small town Ontario, where love does not win, but surviving players grow up to accept themselves as members of the LGBTQ+ community.

On the Fringe of Wild

2021
Diaspora
2.0

In a black suburb, a couple begins to notice that their neighbours are disappearing and white people are moving in. They soon discover something much more unpalatable.

Diaspora

2022
Amorous
N/A

When a hetero-monogamous Nikki discovers the guy she's dating is polyamorous, she turns to her friends for perspective.

Amorous

2024
Cold Hands
7.6

In an effort to make friends in high school, Lucas finds himself in a position that compromises his safety. In the aftermath, he realizes that the support he seeks is not guaranteed.

Cold Hands

2017
The Second
5.5

Philip, a man of tradition, must perform the role of "Second" for his only son.

The Second

2024
Halfway Haunted
N/A

A tenant in a haunted house reluctantly teams up with a ghost to stop a real estate developer from demolishing the home they share.

Halfway Haunted

2025
The Muslim Guide to Prayer in Space
N/A

A Malaysian astronaut endeavors to find a direction to pray in orbit, when there is no up or down in space.

The Muslim Guide to Prayer in Space

Suddenly Slaughter
N/A

Suddenly Slaughter follows an immigrant director whose staging of a 1971 Iranian play about greed and alienation mirrors his own struggles with exclusion, loneliness, and the immigrant experience.

Suddenly Slaughter

Shadow Box
N/A

After losing his latest match, a lonely boxer contends against his coach's harsh training methods and must decide if he'll fight again.

Shadow Box

2023
Pressure Play
8.0

Fraser, 17, is a shy and introverted only child, but he speaks volumes on the court through his passion for basketball. Fraser has a chance to prove himself when the coach catches him practicing after school hours.

Pressure Play

2020
Mea Culpa
N/A

A date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.

Mea Culpa

2023
I Wanna Make a Movie, or I Wanna Die Trying
10.0

A young woman's grand finale in her pursuit of artistry, and Dallas.

I Wanna Make a Movie, or I Wanna Die Trying

2021
Great Seeing You
N/A

A young woman's sense of self buckles under the stress of losing a formative college friendship as she navigates the end of an era alone.

Great Seeing You

2023
Poop Emoji
1.2

A popular social media personality is reminded of the importance of real-life connections after reuniting with his childhood best friend.

Poop Emoji

2017
Kalã
9.0

A mother grapples with her son's secret when it reveals her own haunting past.

Kalã

I Hope You Know
N/A

A story following the journey of Sara, a young woman struggling after losing her boyfriend, Thomas, to suicide. As Sara accompanies Thomas's childhood friend, Jane, up to Northern Ontario for his funeral, the two girls must rely on each other to get over their grief, insecurities, and the questions they both hold.

I Hope You Know

2022