
Directing
Eric Bizzarri
Born 1995-09-06 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eric Bizzarri is an award winning Canadian director and producer based in Toronto. Primarily interested in the nuances of human relationships, Eric's work investigates toxic masculinity, male-male abuse, friendships and intimacy. His films have been distributed by CBC, Super Channel, Revry and Amazon Prime (US, UK, Germany). His most recent producing credits include DIASPORA (TIFF, Palm Springs International ShortFest), DESI STANDARD TIME TRAVEL (Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festival, Canadian Film Fest) and GREAT SEEING YOU (Miami International Film Festival, Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival). His most recent directing credits include MEA CULPA (Toronto Black Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival), PRESSURE PLAY (Canadian Film Fest, Halifax Black Film Festival), I WANNA MAKE A MOVIE, OR I WANNA DIE TRYING (TIFF Next Wave, Whistler Film Festival) and a commercial for BEN AND JERRY'S, with Label 428. In 2023, he was recently selected for the Reykjavik International Film Festival Talent Lab, an incubator for emerging filmmakers making their debut feature film. Eric is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Future of Film Showcase, an annual film festival based in Toronto fostering the future of emerging Canadian filmmakers, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Breakthroughs Film Festival. He is a graduate of York University with a Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts in Film Production with Honours.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
2.0In a black suburb, a couple begins to notice that their neighbours are disappearing and white people are moving in. They soon discover something much more unpalatable.
Diaspora
2022
NRA date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.
Mea Culpa
2023
NRA date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.
Mea Culpa
2023
NRA date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.
Mea Culpa
2023
NRA young woman's sense of self buckles under the stress of losing a formative college friendship as she navigates the end of an era alone.
Great Seeing You
2023
10.0A young woman's grand finale in her pursuit of artistry, and Dallas.
I Wanna Make a Movie, or I Wanna Die Trying
2021
4.1A 2000's Romeo and Juliet in small town Ontario, where love does not win, but surviving players grow up to accept themselves as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
On the Fringe of Wild
2021
8.0Fraser, 17, is a shy and introverted only child, but he speaks volumes on the court through his passion for basketball. Fraser has a chance to prove himself when the coach catches him practicing after school hours.
Pressure Play
2020
7.6In an effort to make friends in high school, Lucas finds himself in a position that compromises his safety. In the aftermath, he realizes that the support he seeks is not guaranteed.
Cold Hands
2017
7.6In an effort to make friends in high school, Lucas finds himself in a position that compromises his safety. In the aftermath, he realizes that the support he seeks is not guaranteed.
Cold Hands
2017
NRAfter losing his latest match, a lonely boxer contends against his coach's harsh training methods and must decide if he'll fight again.
Shadow Box
2023
NRChristian, a 20-yr-old swim teacher, is having a hard time recovering from an incident where one his students almost drowns on his watch.
The Shallow End
2016
NRJacob, a hotheaded, socially isolated construction worker on parole, contends with the daily humiliations of his criminal sentence. He dreams of moving far away, and starting his life anew. When he fails to convince his paternalistic parole officer to help him end his sentence early, Jacob must decide to take freedom into his own hands - but at what cost?
Conditions of Release
2024
10.0When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening gives him a chance to end things on a better note.
Desi Standard Time Travel
2022
5.5Philip, a man of tradition, must perform the role of "Second" for his only son.
The Second
2024
NRA story following the journey of Sara, a young woman struggling after losing her boyfriend, Thomas, to suicide. As Sara accompanies Thomas's childhood friend, Jane, up to Northern Ontario for his funeral, the two girls must rely on each other to get over their grief, insecurities, and the questions they both hold.
I Hope You Know
2022

