EDITOR / CO-PRODUCER
When an LA-based millennial known as Guru Jagat becomes the face of Kundalini yoga, her meteoric rise to fame and stunning fall from grace expose a multi-billion-dollar spiritual empire fraught with abuse. This docuseries paints a portrait of a seeker turned guru and examines the complicated intersection of spirituality, cultural appropriation, and capitalism.
// MAX, Tribeca 2024
EDITOR
Get a taste of the most beloved bites on American streets and, along the way, discover the heart, soul and wildly diverse real people behind the food.
// Netflix 2022
ADDITIONAL EDITOR
Behind the world’s richest dog lies a tale of deception.
// Netflix 2023
EDITOR
When eSports powerhouse Complexity launched GX3 -- its first all-women’s professional team of gamers -- four young women recruited to play the game Valorant were plunged into the rapidly evolving, often complicated world of gaming dominated by men.
// ESPN, Tribeca 2022
LEAD EDITOR
In the wake of the Nassar scandal, the US Olympic gymnastics program is at a crossroads. GOLDEN follows five women who put their young bodies and minds at hazard to represent an organization that has utterly failed to keep their predecessors healthy and safe in the most fundamental ways. In pursuit of their dreams, they strive to achieve greatness on their own terms.
// Peacock 2021
EDITOR
The fifth season of Netflix’s Emmy Award-nominated docuseries follows the junior college football players and coaches at Laney College in Oakland, California.
// Netflix 2020
EDITOR
A small town crew of beekeepers and scientists band together to protect their quiet Washington community from the “Murder Hornet.” The fate of the North American honeybee hangs in the balance.
// Discovery+ 2021
WRITER/PRODUCER
In 1994, Miles Hargrove's father was kidnapped outside their home in Cali, Colombia by the FARC. Their only hope was to pay ransom to the guerrillas, and to cope with the long and difficult negotiations, Miles kept a Video8 diary of the surreal events that unfolded. 25 years later, he revisited the footage to turn his diary into a documentary chronicling his family's incredible story.
// Tribeca 2020, Discovery+ 2021
EDITOR
A behind the scenes look at the formation of the world’s #1 YouTube group.
// YouTube Originals 2020
EDITOR
Based on the true story of Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple who in 1961 reported the first nationally known UFO abduction. DINNER PARTY is a stereoscopic VR experience that pushes the boundaries of technology and storytelling.
// Sundance 2018
EDITOR
Directed by Academy Award Nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner, the doc follows Tony Award winning actress Mary Louise Wilson as she travels to her hometown of New Orleans to teach acting to skeptical members of the You Tube generation.
// SXSW 2015
WRITER/PRODUCER
Follows the resilient underdogs of the UCLA Quidditch team as they transform Harry Potter's fictional sport into a real-life phenomenon and make their way to the Fifth Annual Quidditch World Cup in New York City.
// AFI DOCS 2014
ABOUT
Eric F. Martin is an editor and filmmaker in Los Angeles. He holds an MFA in Production from UCLA, where he first fell in love with editing on a Steenbeck 16mm ST 921. His work has been nominated for an Emmy, can be seen on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Peacock and Discovery+, and has screened at Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Locarno, BFI London, and AFI DOCS.
His commercial clients include Verizon, Citi, Headspace, The Mandela Foundation, Buzzfeed, ITVS, and The Sundance Channel.