Previously a dancer and choreographer for one of South Africa’s national ballet companies, Erica created and directed a number of works for the stage before moving into film, where she directed short films and award-winning commercials for some of the world’s leading advertising agencies for close to twenty years. Accolades include a New York Festivals Gold Award and a Wildscreen Film Festival Panda Award, the highest honour in the global wildlife and environmental film industry. While working in commercials, Erica wrote and developed a range of film, television and theatre projects through Kindergarten Films. As sole owner, her focus is on films that tell meaningful stories with the potential to inspire change. When the opportunity arose to film OMDRAAI, she co-produced, directed and joined the camera team. Erica developed and co-wrote the screenplay of the film adaptation of the novel “The Spiral House”. THE SPIRAL HOUSE will be her drama feature directorial debut, co-directing with Zenobia Kloppers.