Person
Eric Risher
Editing · 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.
Known for

Our Time
Camera Production Assistant

The Fandom
Co-Director

Free for All: The Public Library
Associate Editor

Hero
Editor

We Are Tenacious
Editor
The Last Reel
Editor
Filmography
- 2025Free for All: The Public LibraryAssociate Editor
- 2023We Are TenaciousEditor
- 2021Our TimeCamera Production Assistant
- 2021HeroEditor
- 2020The FandomCo-Director
- 2015The Last ReelEditor
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