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] And a 2025 Full Film Retrospective in Spain[2]. She also known for her solo work, including The Second Burial (2023), which works to "interrogate power, memory, and resistance through cinematic language",[3] that premiered at DOKUFEST and streamed on MUBI.[4][5] Her work often includes analog and handmade components which have exibited at Foundación Luis Seoane[6]. 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'[7] as an expansion of Third Cinema practices.[8] She is currently a lecturer in film/art research and practice at Duke Kunshan University.[5]

Honors and awards

Filmography

Source:[5]

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

  1. ↑ "Essay: We All Fall Down". Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  2. ↑ "TRAVIS AND ERIN WILKERSON RETROSPECTIVE | Matadero Madrid". www.mataderomadrid.org. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  3. ↑ "An Injury to One & The Second Burial". filmspotlight.org. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  4. ↑ "| Berlinale | Archive | Programme | Programme". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  5. 1 2 3 "Erin Wilkerson | Scholars@Duke profile". scholars.duke.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Nuclear Family Fieldwork". fundacionluisseoane.gal (in Spanish). 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  7. ↑ Wilkerson, Erin (2025-03-08). "Feral filmmaking: wilding cinema as a decolonial act - La Furia Umana, Issue 46". Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  8. ↑ Wilkerson, E. (2024-12-01). Invasive Species (doctoral thesis). Liverpool John Moores University.
  9. ↑ Festival, Mar del Plata International Film. "39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival". www.mardelplatafilmfest.com. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
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