EXIT 12: MOVED BY WAR | Documentary Short | Producer
SISTER HEARTS | Documentary Short | Producer
IVY GALINDO | Branded Documentary | Producer
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | Commercial | Producer
FORGED IN FLINT | Branded Documentary | Consulting Producer
PACHAMA | Branded Documentary | Producer
A MI MANERA | Branded Series | Producer
MY CITY FT. ROY CHOI | Branded Series | Producer
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Best Documentary Short, SXSW Film Festival (link)
Best Short, Camden International Film Festival (link)
Best Documentary Short, RiverRun International Film Festival
Best Documentary Short, Nashville Film Festival (link)
Best of the Year, Vimeo Festival (link)
Shortlist, Cinema Eye Honors (link)
Tribeca X Award (link)
2x Tribeca X Nominee
2x Official Selection, The Atlantic Selects (link 1) (link 2)
2x Official Selection, SXSW Film Festival (link)
Official Selection, AFI Fest (link)
Official Selection, AFI Docs (link)
Cannes Lions (Bronze)
Clio Award (Bronze) (link)
PRESS
Deadline: “Fox Searchlight Nabs ‘Exit 12’ Short Documentary”
The Atlantic: “Veterans ‘Deprogram’ War Through Dance”
The Atlantic: “Women After Prison: Ex-offenders Matter”
USA Today: “Marine veteran combats war wounds by trading boots for ballet shoes”
No Film School: "Our Most Anticipated Films of SXSW 2018"
Vimeo: “Celebrating 15 Years of Staff Picks”
Vimeo: “Racial Justice Resources”
Ad Age: "Square's 'For Every Kind of Dream' Wins Tribeca X Award"
Inc. “Entrepreneurs Are Remaking Flint, Michigan, With Resilience, New Funding, and Midwestern Optimism”
Clio: “Can Dance Heal the Ravages of War? Square's New Short Film Tells One Vet's Story”
Vimeo: "Meet the Filmmaker Behind Square's Innovative Video Series"
RogerEbert.com: “Short Films in Focus: Sister Hearts”
Erick Kwiecien is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and commercial producer. His films have won Grand Jury Awards at Oscar-qualifying festivals such as SXSW and Camden, and have been acquired by FOX Searchlight and The Atlantic. His branded and commercial projects have won Cannes Lions, Clios, as well as the Tribeca X Award.
CONTACT
erick@kwech.com | 310-929-0820 | @kwech