Eric Swinderman (born July 8, 1976) is an American writer, director, and producer. He was the writer and director of the independent dark comedy The Enormity of Life starring former The Walking Dead star Emily Kinney, Breckin Meyer of Clueless fame and Giselle Eisenberg (The Wolf of Wall Street, Life in Pieces).
Swinderman was born in Dover, Ohio, and grew up in New Philadelphia, Ohio. A graduate of Cleveland State University's School of Communication, he studied film and television production.
Swinderman's first big break came while working on the set of the film Dreaming on Christmas (2005), starring Danny Trejo and Nick Mancuso.
In 2007, he wrote and directed the short film Clean, about a man of god dealing with his inner demons. The film received positive reviews and was awarded Best Picture at the Cleveland Grindhouse Film Festival.
He followed up by writing and directing The Anniversary, an award-winning short film which won the Cleveland Plain Dealer's 2009 Scary Film Competition. The film was screened at the Cleveland Truly Independent Film Festival and stars Deanna Cechowski and Thom Cechowski.
In 2012, Swinderman produced Made in Cleveland, an anthology of 11 short films by multiple different Cleveland directors. It stars Busy Philipps and Gillian Jacobs. The film opened in limited theatrical release to wide critical acclaim.
In 2018, Swinderman wrote and directed the independent film The Enormity of Life, starring Breckin Meyer and Emily Kinney. It was an official selection in the 2019 Beverly Hills Film Festival. The film features music from Avett Brothers and Kodaline, and is currently represented by Shoreline Entertainment in Los Angeles.