At the age seven, Erin Michelle Kruger had her first film experience with a 16mm film made by her Girl Scout leader. At the age of eleven she was studying advanced fine art techniques in summer school. Not surprisingly, Erin, a 3rd generation photographer, found in high school, that her talents lay in the dark room of the photo lab. In college she studied fine art and photography, which led her to her true passion, filmmaking. At age nineteen she completed her first short film, How to Find Elvis in Your Hometown and shortly thereafter, moved to San Francisco to study film.

In 2002 Erin started her first production company HunBun Films. In 2007 she will be launching a Video Marketing Solutions company, Reel Marketing. She has written, directed, and produced award-winning films and scripts. Erin continues working in independent film and is in the development stages for her first feature length script; Love is a Dairy Product, with plans to shoot in 2007-2008.

Films/Videos

  • Let's go Back (Writer/Director/Producer) D. Jesus, Music Video, May 2007
  • Love is a Dairy Product (Writer/Director/Producer) Feature, Development 2007/2008
  • Bittorent Web Commercials (Producer) 2006
  • Land of the Lofts (Writer/Co-Director/Producer) Short. 2006
  • Fall Out (Writer/Director/Producer) Rachael Santos, Music Video, June 2006
  • That's What I Say (Writer/Director/Producer) Bucho, Music Video, 2005
  • Broken Arrows (Producer/Art Dept/Production Manager) Feature, 2005
  • Therapy (Writer/Director/Producer) Pebble Theory, Music Video, 2004
  • Mirror Man (Writer/Director/Producer) Short, 2003
  • The Pink Dress (Writer/Director/Producer/DP) Short, 2003
  • Mélange (Writer/Director/DP) Short, 2002
  • Waterdance (Writer/Director/DP) Short, 2002
  • Elsa Letterseed (Production Assistant), Feature, 2002
  • Lifestyle Beat Officers (Director of photography) Music Video, 2002
  • Some Kind of Magic (Art Director) Short, 2002
  • 4 AM Willknots (Gaffer/Grip) Music Video, 2002
  • Reisu (Cinematographer/Lighting designer) AG Productions Music Video, 2000
  • Lucky Numbers (Production Assistant) Feature, 2000
  • Dejected (Writer/Director/DP) Short, 1999
  • At Last (Writer/Director/DP) Short, 1996
  • Possession at 2112 (Writer/Director/DP) Short, 1992
  • How to Find Elvis in Your Hometown (Writer/Director/DP) Short,1992

Various local commercials and instructional videos, (Sheriff Jewelers, RC Country, Marconi & Watt Pawn, Johnny Davis Kickboxing (Cameraperson/Assistant editor) 2002-03

Affiliations

  • Capitol Film Arts Alliance , Board Member- 2005-Present
  • Sacramento Film Group, Member 1999-Present
  • Bay Area Women in Film & Television, Member 2005-Present
  • SF Film Arts Foundation, Alumni Member 2004-Present
  • Bay Area Video Coalition, Alumni Member 2004-2006

Awards

  • 2nd Place, Best Overall Let's go Back: Sacramento Film & Music Festival 2007.
  • Best Local Filmmaker: 2006 Sacramento News & Review.
  • Best Director: 2006 Sacramento Film & Music Festival (Music Video Program).
  • Best Costuming: 2006 Sacramento Film & Music Festival (Land of the Lofts).
  • Screenwriting: A Place Called Sacramento screenwriting contest 2003.
  • Overall Excellence Award: Sacramento Festival of Cinema. Oct 3-5, 2003, Short, The Pink Dress.
  • Honorable Mention: Festival De Cinema, Paris France Jan 5-8, 2004, Short, The Pink Dress.

Festivals

  • Let's go Back: Sacramento Film & Music Festival Aug 8-12, 2007.
  • Fall Out: L.A. Femme Film Festival October 2006.
  • Land of the Lofts: Sacramento Film & Music Festival Aug 2-6, 2006.
  • Fall Out: Sacramento Film & Music Festival Aug 2-6, 2006.
  • The Pink Dress: San Francisco Film Market-Bottom of the Hill Feb 28, 2006.
  • Therapy: San Francisco Film Market-Bottom of the Hill Feb 28, 2006.
  • That's What I Say: Sacramento Film & Music Festival Aug 20-26, 2005.
  • Therapy: L.A. Femme Film Festival May 26-30, 2005, Pebble Theory music video.
  • Therapy: Sacramento Film & Music Festival Aug 13-16, 2004.
  • Therapy: Sacramento Film & Music Festival Aug 13-16, 2004.
  • Mirror Man: SacramentoFilm & Music Festival Aug 13-16, 2004.
  • The Pink Dress: Festival De Cinema, Paris France Jan 5-8, 2004.
  • The Pink Dress: Featured in Sacramento Festival of Cinema. Oct 3-5, 2003.
  • Mélange, Waterdance, and Eyes into the Past: New York International Independent Film Festival, Los Angles Feb 6-16, 2003.
  • Mélange and Eyes into the Past: Featured in Sacramento AAGRO (Artistic Assistance for Girls Requesting Opportunities) Dia De Los Muertos Film Festival 2002.
  • Some Kind of Magic: Featured in Sacramento Festival of Cinema 2002.
  • Eyes into the Past: Film Fest on Wheels 2000, featured as festival opener.
  • Eyes into the Past: Featured in Sacramento Festival of Cinema

Scripts

  • Land of the Lofts (Short)
  • Love is a Dairy Product (Feature)
  • The Last Summer (Feature in progress)
  • At Last (Feature in progress)
  • Roles (Feature in progress)
  • The Pink Dress (short)
  • Mirror Man (30 min short)
  • Twenty-five (television pilot)
  • Everybody Has a Voice (short)
  • Dejected (short)
  • Good Vibrations (short)