Erin Doyle Cooper is a multifaceted and accomplished filmmaker and creative director, whose extensive career has spanned across various mediums, including indie film, experiential production design, and advertising.
Erin's journey in filmmaking began in 2009, when she created her first short film, Vlog, and concurrently recorded an EP of indie rock music for kids, which served as the soundtrack for her puppet-musical-pilot, Princess Elleanora and the Muddy Sneakers.
As a Creative Director, Erin has overseen numerous award-winning campaigns for prominent brands such as MasterCard, Budweiser, and Pepsi, where she played a key role in conceptualizing and executing the promotion of Lady Gaga's Halftime Show and the 2018 Super Bowl commercial starring Cindy Crawford. Her work has also extended to directing commercials for notable brands like Midol and Nature Made.
As a filmmaker, Erin is drawn to storytelling that challenges societal norms and conventions, and often employs genre as a tool to convey her message. Her most recent film, Believe Her, starring Allison Tolman, premiered at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, where it won the Best Global Short: Narrative award. Over the past year, Erin has produced four shorts, including two films directed by first-time female directors, Big Sur and Pick Me Up, as well as two personal projects, The Invaders, a Western Horror, and True Love Waits, a Dramedy based on her experiences growing up in Purity Culture.
Erin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting from SUNY Buffalo, a post-graduate certificate from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA),and has also honed her skills in improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB).
Currently residing in Los Angeles, Erin recently completed the Women in Film Mentoring Program as a multi-hyphenate, with mentors Rose Catherine Pickney, Melissa Darmon, and Ramaa Mosley.