Eric Risher

Place of birth:

Ohio, USA:

Biography:

Eric 'Ash' Risher is a filmmaker from the San Francisco Bay area. Their prior editing work earned them a Heartland Regional Emmy. Their experience from the Academy Award winning documentary American Factory was invaluable for the making of The Fandom. They was born in Ohio, where they worked on feature films Carol and Miles Ahead. Ash gravitated toward a career in editing and found themselves at home in the world of documentary film. Ash’s directorial debut was a short doc called Furries which premiered at Frameline. Their work has appeared in numerous other festivals, on the radio, and on TV.