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Hello, I'm Eric Grant.
I'm a writer-director-producer
and genre alchemist.
Here's what I'm doing right now:
Two-Time Academy Nicholl Fellowship Semifinalist for the screenplays Dybbuk
and Irrevocable Trust.
• Directed my original mockumentary pilot, CRACKERS, with Vivid Dreamer Productions.
• Co-Founder & Producer for Action Lines Media
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Cosmic Rhythms currently running at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
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Specialize in large-scale installations of dance and educational film.
• Board President of The Neo-Futurists Theatre
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Bringing my passion for the arts and years of marketing experience to Chicago's longest-running experimental theater company.
• MFA Screenwriting at Chapman University, Class of 2025.
Produced Work
Crackers
Half-Hour Mockumentary Pilot
Role: Director, Writer
"If The Office were directed by Alan J. Pakula." On his chaotic first day as CEO, paranoid cracker company heir sees corporate espionage around every corner. For once, he might be right.
Fluff Piece
"Monster Feelings" (Season 2, Episode 4)
Half-Hour Children's Episode
Role: Writer
A plucky journalist fights media illiteracy when she investigates the rumors of a monster causing havoc around town.
Watch Season One Now.
Cosmic Rhythms
Educational Dome Show
Role: Writer, Producer
An exploration of how the movement of the cosmos connects to the movement of life on earth, featuring dancers from the Joffrey Ballet. The narration was written from over three hours of interviews with astronomers at the Adler Planetarium.
Watch the Trailer
Official Selection:
Portland Film Festival 2025
Dome Under Festival 2025
Dome Fest West 2024
Macon Film Festival 2024
People (Who Need People)
Dramedy Short
Role: Writer
A recently divorced man breaks into his ex’s house to steal some prized possessions, only to discover unresolved issues at the heart of their relationship.
Watch Now on Dekkoo.
Blood Lust
Comedy Short
Role: Writer
When an anxious vampire admits a horrible secret, her fearsome vampire sister suspects foul play and must uncover the truth before their relationship is destroyed for good.
A Dance of Contrasts
AGCF Luxury Spring Campaign
Role: Writer, Producer, Assistant Director
Spring Campaign launch video, magazine spread, and website copy for AGCF.
Unproduced Screenplays
Dybbuk
Feature (Horror)
Poland, 1885. When a great rabbi dies, a remote shtetl is without its leader. As mysterious events begin threatening the town’s existence, one hapless yeshiva student must convince his congregation that a dybbuk has possessed one of their own.
Academy Nicholl Fellowship, Semifinalist
Irrevocable Trust
Feature (Neo-Noir; True Crime)
Based on a true story. A Detroit detective falls for the wife of a murder victim and finds himself trapped in a conspiracy that threatens his freedom—and his life. Fargo meets Chinatown.
Read the one-sheet.
Academy Nicholl Fellowship, Semifinalist
SpellHound
Feature (Dark Comedy)
JULES and SAGE have just lost their beloved dog. Their tiny Vermont town offers little solace, so Jules turns to witchcraft to deal with her grief. Unfortunately, summoning a hellhound wasn't on her agenda.
Unproduced / Spec Teleplays
Blind Pigs
Pilot (One-hour drama)
FINALIST, Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition 2026
The Penguin meets Game of Thrones. An enforcer for a ruthless Jewish mob known as The Purple Gang climbs the ranks of Prohibition-era Detroit—grappling with Italian mafiosos, politicians, and robber barons vying for power.
Read the one-sheet.
Wednesday
Spec (One-hour dramedy)
A new year at Nevermore Academy brings new problems for Wednesday Addams as Morning Song begins to take hold of Jericho.
Theatrical Projects
Click Here to view theatrical projects and samples.
What is a Genre Alchemist?
Being a genre alchemist means I am drawn to mix my own styles with established "rules" of genre storytelling. I bring my unique brand of queer Jewish boldness to every script I write.
As a freelance producer for branded content, my genre alchemy makes me highly adaptable to a diverse variety of audiences, maximizing engagement and achieving campaign objectives in style.
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