Film/TV

    • "First Breath" with Victor Williams & Gregor Mans
      "First Breath" with Victor Williams & Gregor Mans

      First Breath

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      Directed & Produced by Jimmy Georgiades
      Written & Produced by Eric Lane
      Starring: Oscar winner Melissa Leo, Victor Williams (The King of Queens), Kelly Karbacz (Orange Is the New Black)

      Synopsis
      A high school girl prepares for her prom, when her life unexpectedly crosses with a garbage man who discovers a baby in the trash by her home. Their surprising journey together subtly explores the purpose we are born with – starting with an infant's first breath.

      Screenings
      First Breath premiered at British Film Institute and screened in over 40 cities worldwide. It won Best Short Film in the Long Island International Film Expo. Best of the Festival Tours include: London International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and Sao Paulo International Film Festival. Produced by Orange Thoughts Productions. 35mm / color / 19 minutes.

    • "Cater-Waiter" with David Drake & Tim Deak
      "Cater-Waiter"with David Drake & Tim Deak (photo: Lucien Samaha)

      Cater-Waiter

      Written, Produced & Directed by Eric Lane
      Nancy Schreiber, A.S.C. – Director of Photography
      Starring: David Drake, Tim Deak, John Kelly and Lisa Kron

      Synopsis
      “Twenty-seven gay men and three lesbians serve the hors d’oeuvres in “Cater-Waiter,” a masterpiece of bittersweet understatement, which poignantly locates the pleasures and pains of two waiters surviving in the face of a Republican fund-raiser.” — The British Film Institute.

      Screenings
      Cater-Waiter premiered at NY’s Public Theatre, followed by the British Film Institute and the Director’s Guild of America. This award-winning short film played to sold-out houses worldwide — throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, plus TV screening in Poland and Finland. Produced by Orange Thoughts Productions. 35mm / color / 14 minutes.

    • Carly (CBS-TV)

      Eric wrote for the 20th Century Fox / CBS-TV pilot Carly. He collaborated with the show's creator Jeffrey Klarik (Episodes), and writers David Crane (Friends), Andy Gordon (Big Bang Theory) and Eileen Conn (Just Shoot Me!).

    • Ryan's Hope (ABC-TV)

      Eric's first job in NYC was as Staff Writer on ABC-TV's daytime drama, Ryan's Hope, for which he received a Writer's Guild Award.