Erin Wilkerson
Erin Wilkerson (born 1982; Los Angeles) is an American filmmaker. She is the co-founder of Creative Agitation, with her partner, Travis Wilkerson. Best known for their co-directed film, Nuclear Family (2021, Berlinale premiere), which "articulates an ongoing narrative of apocalypse and the human obsession with war".[1] She also known for her solo work, including The Second Burial (2023), which works to "interrogate power, memory, and resistance through cinematic language",[2] that premiered at DOKUFEST and streamed on MUBI.[3][4] She is a scholar as well. As part of her PhD from Liverpool John Moores University as a cinematic study of invasive species, she developed the idea of 'feral filmmaking'[5] as an expansion of Third Cinema practices.[6] She is currently a lecturer in film/art research and practice at Duke Kunshan University.[4]
Honors and awards
- Machine Gun or Typewriter (2015), Best International Feature Dokufest (2015)
- Nuclear Family (2021), Menciòn Especial at the 36th Edition of Mar del plata International Film Festival[7]
Filmography
Source:[4]
| Date | Name | Role | Medium | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Los Angeles Red Squad | Sound | Documentary Essay Film, Color | 60 min. |
| 2015 | Machine Gun or Typewriter | Writing + Cinematography | Documentary Essay Film, color | 71 min. |
| 2020 | Scents That Carry Through Walls | Director | Found Footage Essay Film, color | 8 min. |
| 2021 | Nuclear Family | Co-Director | Documentary Essay Film | 93 min. |
| 2021 | The Full Benefits of Aboriginal Equality | Director | Found Footage Film, color | 3 min. |
| 2021 | I Am Present | Director + Performer | Film of Performance | 13 min. |
| 2022 | Smoke Rides on the Wind | Director | Documentary Essay Film | 13 min. |
| 2023 | The Second Burial | Director | Documentary Essay Film | 19 min. |
| 2025 | Strange Flower | Director | Hybrid Documentary | 30 min. |
References
- ^ "Essay: We All Fall Down". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "An Injury to One & The Second Burial". filmspotlight.org. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "| Berlinale | Archive | Programme | Programme". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ a b c "Erin Wilkerson | Scholars@Duke profile". scholars.duke.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Wilkerson, Erin (2025-03-08). "Feral filmmaking: wilding cinema as a decolonial act - La Furia Umana, Issue 46". Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ Wilkerson, E. (2024-12-01). Invasive Species (doctoral thesis). Liverpool John Moores University.
- ^ Festival, Mar del Plata International Film. "39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival". www.mardelplatafilmfest.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.