Erick Castrillon

Background

About Erick Castrillon

Castrillon is a Colombian-American writer/director of film and television. His feature film, Blast Beat, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Sony Pictures and Vertical Entertainment picked up Blast Beat for distribution, which was released on May, 2021. His work has been screened and critically acclaimed in the U.S. and abroad, connecting with audiences across multiple cultures and genres. He’s a music junkie who enjoys strumming his guitar, composing songs, drawing quirky monsters, painting on canvas, and learning about the mystifying properties of the natural world. He’s currently developing an other-worldly sci-fi thriller at TaylorMade Productions as well as a horror television show at MGM TV International. Castrillon got his MFA in Writing for the Screen and Television from the University of Southern California, and his BA in English Literature from the Florida International University. He’s represented by Mark Ross at the Paradigm Talent Agency and is managed by Carlos Bobadilla at Valor Entertainment Group.