ERIC MANN
"The arts build bridges for society. It creates human empathy, which allows you to say, 'Hey look, I am able for a brief moment to step into their shoes and see their point of view.' This is why the power of film and storytelling is so important. It connects us and expands our universe."
Eric is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, and is an award-winning director and cinematographer. Since founding Unreel in 2013, he has directed, produced, written, filmed, and edited over a 3,000 projects and videos working with Disney, Princeton University, Columbia University, The Juilliard School, the United Nations, CITYROW, the YMCA, Central Park Conservancy, Physique 57, Yoga Vibes, Dance Lab New York, the be.come project, Ars Nova, and many more. Works include the SAG short film Alistair's Wednesday, Sizemic, Healin’, Striving, The Hafiz Project, the feature-length documentary Just Go, the TV pilot "Looking Up," the documentary Without a Mirror, Storytellers, Fugetsu-Do, Climate Countdown, Just Go, Generation 25, First Try, and other short films Finish Her, Bristles, Defunkt, and The Hafiz Project. As an actor, he has toured with the national tour of A Chorus Line, and performed across the country and New York. He graduated from Elon University, and has studied at the Michael Chekhov Acting Studio, Upright Citizens Brigade, Broadway Theatre Project, and Ballet Arkansas. He also gets to talk about life, love, philosophy with his dear friend Daniel J. Self and their podcast - Self Made Mann. He is the Co-Founder of the non-profit Craft Film Society, and currently serves on the board with Anusara School of Hatha Yoga, is a Reiki Practitioner, and is a certified Anusara Elements Yoga Teacher and teaches at World Yoga Center in NY.