Erika Arlee

Founder at Honey Head Films
Director, Screenwriter and Cinematographer

Wilmington, North Carolina

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June 2024

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About Erika

Erika is a critically acclaimed writer, director, cinematographer and co-founder of the award-winning production company, Honey Head Films. Her work spans genres while maintaining a character-driven approach to avant-garde storytelling. A constant receptor to lighting bolts of inspiration, Erika is the author of 10 narrative short films, 4 feature films, a TV pilot, and has written multiple commission screenplays.

Her debut feature film, A Song For Imogene, premiered at Bentonville Film Festival in 2023 before going on to win Best Feature at The Rhode Island International Film Festival and open Cucalorus Film Festival back in her hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina. Most recently, A Song For Imogene was awarded Best Narrative Feature at Oxford Film Festival and Best First Feature at the Croatian International Film Festival.

In addition to her multi-hyphenate work behind the camera, Erika has held an adjunct professorship at The University of North Carolina - Wilmington in the Film Studies Department and helms Honey Head Films' annual summer camp, Shoot Like A Girl, which equips young women with the tools and confidence they need to hone their creative visions while pursuing an interest in film.

Gender:
Female

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A Song For Imogene OFFICIAL TRAILER - Directed by Erika Arlee

Honey Head Films - Narrative Reel: Produced by Erika Arlee and Kristi Ray

Loglines

Host Country: Part I Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller ⋄ Action In a dystopian near-future reeling from atomic fallout, one woman must infiltrate a hostile militia group in order to save her teenage daughter from becoming a pawn for human repopulation.
Nocturna Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Horror A grieving writer finds solace in a haunting dreamscape that allows her to spend time with an entity claiming to be her late fiancé. But all is not as it seems.
Pet Shop Boys Budget: $5M - $10M | Comedy ⋄ Adventure After their pet shop falls on hard times, two brothers embark on a top-secret mission to the Amazonian jungle in order to rescue an endangered species of fish.
Sehnsucht Budget: $1M - $5M | Horror Following the mysterious death of her mother, a young girl relocates to the German countryside to live with her estranged father. Family secrets surface when the entrancing leader of a religious group begins to infiltrate the girl's mind.

Credits

A Song For Imogene (2020 - 2024)
Film by Honey Head Films (Drama) Writer | Director After discovering she is pregnant by her abusive boyfriend, a fallen-away musician must decide between freeing herself or remaining a relic of her drive-by Southern town.
For Every Breath (2023 - 2024)
Film (short) by Honey Head Films Writer | Director A young girl goes on an illicit scavenger hunt to find medication for her strung out grandmother.
Lumbeeland (2023 - 2024)
Film (short) by Ma Sack Media + Honey Head Films Producer | Cinematographer To earn his independence, a quick-tempered drug dealer must escape the shadow of his kingpin grandfather in a devout Native American community.
Birthday Cake (2019 - 2020)
Film (short) by Honey Head Films Writer | Director | Editor Two sisters unexpectedly reconnect in the moments before a surprise birthday party.
Laundry Day (2018 - 2019)
Film (short) by Honey Head Films Writer | Director | Editor James doesn't seem to care much about anyone or anything - until a chance meeting with a woman at a coffee shop reveals a hidden link that could change his life for the better.