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Eric Leiser

Director · Los Angeles, U.S.A

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Biography

Eric Leiser is an award-winning artist, experimental filmmaker, animator, holographer, puppeteer, writer, and former funeral director working in New York and born in California. An alumni of CalArt’s Experimental Animation program and the Fine Art program, Eric creates animated and live action feature films and shorts as well as intricate works integrating animation, puppetry, painting, holography, live performance and installation. Eric has made 4 feature films to date, Faustbook, Imagination, Glitch in the Grid and Apocalypsis. The upcoming 5th animated feature film Twilight Park is in production. Along with feature films, 70 short films ranging from 1997 to present, mostly compose the artist's filmography. Eric's brother and frequent collaborator Jeffrey Leiser created the music and sound design for the four features and 70 short films with a few exceptions. The Leiser Brothers share the writing credits for feature films Imagination and Twilight Park with the addition of collaborator Maude Swift. Eric is also a well known holographer and fine artist, a plethora of books on contemporary art, animation and physics/optics have included chapters on the artist's work. Eric's work is part of the permanent collection of the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, NL and over 50 film collections worldwide including fine artworks. Recent solo exhibitions include Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Binálé Video Art Biennial in Budapest, Roswell Museum in Roswell, NM, Centro Multimeios Museum and Planetarium in Porto, Filmhuis Cavia in Amsterdam, the Horse Hospital in London, Holocenter Museum in New York, Exploratorium Museum and Shapeshifters Cinema in the Bay Area, Galerie du Haut Pave Gallery in Paris, Galerie Entropia in Poland, Fringe Exhibitions Gallery and MaRS Gallery in Los Angeles, Sound of MU Gallery in Oslo, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and Goldsmiths, University of London. Group exhibitions include The Whitney Museum of American Art, Katrupgårdsamlingen Museum in Copenhagen, Mass MOCA, The MIT Museum, MOMus Museum in Thessaloniki, The Ruben H. Fleet Space Museum, Art MûR Gallery, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, Cabinet Magazine among others. His animated/live action films have been shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the MIT Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Modern Art Antwerp, The Istanbul Modern Museum of Art, MOMus Museum, MASS MoCA, Four-Dimensions Space Art Museum Beijing, Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas Museum de Buenos Aires, Roswell Museum, Aster Arts Plaza Hiroshima, The Wexner Center, (BFI) British Film Institute, Anthology Film Archives, Los Angeles Filmforum, Shapeshifters Cinema, No Name Cinema, San Francisco Film Society, Oxford University, Goldsmiths-University of London, Royal College of Art, Harvard University, California Institute of the Arts, The Art Institute in Chicago, The New School, Pratt Institute and the Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing. Select film festivals include the Cannes Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival and the Cinanima Animation Festival. .

Directed 59

2020s

  1. 2026

    Ethereal Grounds

    Director

  2. Alaska

    Director

  3. Portals

    Director

  4. 2025

    Ghost Stay

    Director

  5. 2024

    The Bell Foundry

    Director

  6. 2023

    Ghost Town

    Director

  7. A Horseshoe Crab Story

    Director

  8. Dodo

    Director

  9. 2022

    Pinnacles

    Director

  10. 2021

    Seraphim on the Go!

    Director

  11. Santa Rosa

    Director

  12. 2020

    Cure

    Director

  13. Secret

    Director

2010s

  1. 2019

    Herione: Deo

    Director

  2. Ambient Chaconne

    Director

  3. Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower

    Director

  4. 2018

    Dwell With Me

    Director

  5. Apocalypsis

    Director

  6. Deathless

    Director

  7. 2017

    Apocalypsis:Theosis

    Director

  8. Set in Stone

    Director

  9. Superfluidity

    Director

  10. Escape

    Director

  11. 2016

    Anthropic Principle

    Director

  12. Elephuck

    Director

  13. 2015

    Experimental Film of Eric Leiser (Volume 1,2,3)

    Director

  14. BIRTH

    Director

  15. 2013

    LAND

    Director

  16. If I (Was)

    Director

  17. 2012

    Broken Dream

    Director

  18. Living Waters

    Director

  19. 2011

    Glitch in the Grid

    Director

  20. Norsk Folksang

    Director

  21. 2010

    Maelstrom

    Director

  22. Hastings Conqueror

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Regeneration

    Director

  2. 2008

    Irrational Numbers

    Director

  3. Forest

    Director

  4. Tír na nÓg

    Director

  5. 2007

    Cymatic Cocoon

    Director

  6. Imagination

    Director

  7. Womb

    Director

  8. 2006

    Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser

    Director

  9. Faustbook

    Director

  10. Beyond the Forest

    Director

  11. 2005

    Dream: One

    Director

  12. Ephemera

    Director

  13. Young Faustus

    Director

  14. Lot in Sodom

    Director

  15. 2004

    Iceland

    Director

  16. 2003

    Schism

    Director

  17. Psalms

    Director

  18. 2002

    Terra Incognita

    Director

  19. 2001

    Autumn

    Director

  20. Prelude

    Director

  21. 2000

    Waking a Dream

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Dreamer

    Director

No release date

  1. Twilight Park

    Director

  2. Twilight Park (Bell Tower)

    Director

Visual effects 48

2020s

  1. 2026

    Ethereal Grounds

    Animation

  2. Portals

    Animation

  3. 2025

    Ghost Stay

    Animation

  4. 2023

    Ghost Town

    Animation

  5. A Horseshoe Crab Story

    Animation

  6. Dodo

    Animation

  7. 2021

    Seraphim on the Go!

    Animation

  8. Santa Rosa

    Animation

  9. 2020

    Cure

    Animation

  10. Secret

    Animation

2010s

  1. 2019

    Herione: Deo

    Animation

  2. Ambient Chaconne

    Animation

  3. Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower

    Animation

  4. 2018

    Dwell With Me

    Animation

  5. Apocalypsis

    Animation

  6. Deathless

    Animation

  7. 2017

    Apocalypsis:Theosis

    Animation

  8. Set in Stone

    Animation

  9. Superfluidity

    Animation

  10. Escape

    Animation

  11. 2016

    Anthropic Principle

    Animation

  12. Elephuck

    Animation

  13. 2015

    Experimental Film of Eric Leiser (Volume 1,2,3)

    Animation

  14. BIRTH

    Animation

  15. 2013

    LAND

    Animation

  16. If I (Was)

    Animation

  17. 2012

    Broken Dream

    Animation

  18. Living Waters

    Animation

  19. 2011

    Glitch in the Grid

    Animation

  20. Norsk Folksang

    Animation

  21. 2010

    Maelstrom

    Animation

  22. Hastings Conqueror

    Animation

2000s

  1. 2009

    Regeneration

    Animation

  2. 2008

    Irrational Numbers

    Animation

  3. Forest

    Animation

  4. 2007

    Imagination

    Animation

  5. Womb

    Animation

  6. 2006

    Faustbook

    Animation

  7. Beyond the Forest

    Animation

  8. 2005

    Dream: One

    Animation

  9. 2004

    Iceland

    Animation

  10. 2003

    Psalms

    Animation

  11. 2002

    Terra Incognita

    Animation

  12. 2001

    Prelude

    Animation

  13. 2000

    Waking a Dream

    Animation

1990s

  1. 1999

    Vampire

    Animation

No release date

  1. Twilight Park

    Animation

  2. Twilight Park (Bell Tower)

    Animation, Animation Director

Other crew 45

2020s

  1. 2026

    Ethereal Grounds

    Cinematography

  2. Alaska

    Cinematography

  3. Portals

    Cinematography

  4. 2025

    Ghost Stay

    Cinematography

  5. 2024

    The Bell Foundry

    Cinematography

  6. 2023

    Ghost Town

    Cinematography

  7. Dodo

    Cinematography

  8. 2022

    Pinnacles

    Cinematography

  9. 2021

    Seraphim on the Go!

    Cinematography

  10. Santa Rosa

    Cinematography

  11. 2020

    Cure

    Cinematography

  12. Secret

    Cinematography

2010s

  1. 2019

    Herione: Deo

    Cinematography

  2. Ambient Chaconne

    Cinematography

  3. 2018

    Dwell With Me

    Cinematography

  4. Apocalypsis

    Cinematography

  5. Deathless

    Cinematography

  6. 2017

    Apocalypsis:Theosis

    Cinematography

  7. Set in Stone

    Cinematography

  8. Superfluidity

    Cinematography

  9. Escape

    Cinematography

  10. 2016

    Anthropic Principle

    Cinematography

  11. Elephuck

    Cinematography

  12. 2015

    Experimental Film of Eric Leiser (Volume 1,2,3)

    Cinematography

  13. BIRTH

    Cinematography

  14. 2013

    LAND

    Cinematography

  15. 2012

    Broken Dream

    Cinematography

  16. Living Waters

    Cinematography

  17. 2011

    Glitch in the Grid

    Cinematography

  18. Norsk Folksang

    Cinematography

  19. 2010

    Maelstrom

    Cinematography

  20. Hastings Conqueror

    Cinematography

2000s

  1. 2009

    Regeneration

    Cinematography

  2. 2008

    Irrational Numbers

    Cinematography

  3. Forest

    Cinematography

  4. Tír na nÓg

    Cinematography

  5. 2007

    Cymatic Cocoon

    Cinematography

  6. 2006

    Faustbook

    Cinematography

  7. Beyond the Forest

    Cinematography

  8. 2004

    Iceland

    Cinematography

  9. 2003

    Psalms

    Cinematography

  10. 2001

    Autumn

    Cinematography

  11. Prelude

    Cinematography

No release date

  1. Twilight Park

    Cinematography

  2. Twilight Park (Bell Tower)

    Cinematography

Art department 10

2010s

  1. 2018

    Deathless

    Art Direction

  2. 2017

    Set in Stone

    Art Direction

  3. Escape

    Art Direction

  4. 2016

    Elephuck

    Art Direction

  5. 2012

    Broken Dream

    Art Direction

2000s

  1. 2007

    Imagination

    Art Designer

  2. Womb

    Art Direction

  3. 2003

    Schism

    Art Direction

  4. Psalms

    Art Designer, Production Design

No release date

  1. Twilight Park (Bell Tower)

    Art Direction

Wrote 5

2010s

  1. 2018

    Apocalypsis

    Screenplay, Story

  2. 2011

    Glitch in the Grid

    Screenplay

2000s

  1. 2007

    Imagination

    Screenplay

No release date

  1. Twilight Park

    Screenplay

  2. Twilight Park (Bell Tower)

    Writer

Acted in 4

2010s

  1. 2011

    Glitch in the Grid

    Eric

2000s

  1. 2006

    Faustbook

    Devil

  2. 2003

    Psalms

    David

1990s

  1. 1999

    Vampire

    Vampire/Brother

Produced 2

2020s

  1. 2023

    Ghost Town

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2003

    Psalms

    Producer

Camera 1

2000s

  1. 2005

    Ephemera

    Director of Photography

Appearances4

2010s

  1. 2015

    BIRTH

    self

2000s

  1. 2007

    Imagination

    self

  2. 2006

    Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser

    self

1990s

  1. 1999

    Dreamer

    self

Thanked in the credits1

2010s

  1. 2012

    Prisms

    Thanks