Erik Anjou

December 28, 2020

Erik Greenberg Anjou is a prolific filmmaker and film educator. His films have been distributed by Columbia TriStar, Canal Plus, Ergo Media and Seventh Art Releasing, and have played on distribution platforms including PBS, NESN, Canadian, Polish and Israeli TV, and at over two hundred international film festivals. Erik has a particular passion for Jewish culture and storytelling, and is committed to mining the territory between tradition and modernity as American-Jewish life continues to reshape itself in the 21st century. He is a graduate of Middlebury College (B.A. American Literature), Northwestern University (M.A. Film) and the American Film Institute’s Center for Advanced Film Studies (Directing Fellow). He has written, directed and produced in both the narrative and documentary arenas. His documentary “A Cantor’s Tale” (2005) won top prizes at five of those festivals. His documentary “8: Ivy League Football and America,” which features Tommy Lee Jones, Calvin Hill, Chuck Bednarik and many national football icons, has been popular on PBS affiliates. Erik’s “The Klezmatics – On Holy Ground” was the opening night film at the Krakow Film Festival, one of Europe’s oldest events dedicated to documentary film. He has taught and lectured at Middlebury College, the Haverford School, School for Visual Arts, and St. John’s University (current). His current projects include the feature-length documentary, “DELI MAN,” (post-production) and the period crime drama “LA FATURA,” produced by Stephen Greenwald.