Erik Daniel Hernandez Cantú
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 29, 1996
- Birthplace
- Watertown, New York, US
Erik Daniel Hernandez Cantú is an American artist. He's been into the arts since the 2000's, primarily writing and making music before shifting more to film and photography in the late 2010's. His main artistic venture is creating the psychedelic band Prism Kisses, fronting it since 2012. Although he was born in New York, he spent most of his life up and down the west coast, spending his formative years back and forth between Fresno and Los Angeles, California, and his high school and adult life in Washington state, where he also created and dedicated most of his work. He returned to New York in 2023, currently residing in Rochester. His work is primarily influnced by 20th century avant-garde and involves mixing old and new technology/aesthetics, highly expressive visuals and themes exploring hauntology, sensuality, mental illness, history and culture. His films employ retro filmmaking techniques and are mainly influenced by music, New Hollywood, and the French "cinema du look" movement.
Filmography
Snow Scene 2024
Director, Cinematography, Editor, Music Supervisor
Year of the Dragon 2024
Actor, Director, Cinematography
Pareidolia 2023
Director, Editor, Visual Effects
Test Drive 2023
Director, Cinematography, Music Supervisor
09/01/2023 2023
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Music Supervisor
Identikit(Proof of Concept) 2022
Actor, Director, Writer
Opalescence 2021
Director, Visual Effects, Editor, Music
Christmas Shopping at Walmart! 2016
as Himself, Cinematography, Editor, Music Supervisor, Director, Writer
Stop the Process 2011
as Himself, Cinematography, Editor, Visual Effects, Director
When Chain Mail Attacks! 2010
as Erik, Cinematography, Director, Writer
Sire Nutcracker Complete Trilogy 2009
as Narrator, Santa Nutcracker, Sire Nutcracker, Editor, Cinematography, Director, Writer
That's Bananas! 2024
Cinematography, Camera Operator, Props
Credits from TMDB.