Draft:Erik Angra

Erik Angra is an Indian American documentary filmmaker,  cinematographer, editor, and director of photography. He is the director and head of development at Angra Media Labs, a movie and motion production company.

Career
Angra became the editor of a Ken Burns film, Defying the Nazis, which starred Tom Hanks.

He was the contributing director and cinematographer at VICE Media from 2015 to 2018. In 2015, he started directing a biographical documentary, Vice Versa: Chyna, based on the life of Chyna, a wrestler and feminist icon who overdosed and ultimately died during production in 2016. Her death sparked controversy as she faced multiple challenges in her personal and professional life.

Quiet Desperation
Angra directed the cult reality series Quiet Desperation, alongside Rob Potylo. The show consists of five seasons and 50 episodes.

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
Angra edited the documentary film, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War, directed by Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky.

As Director

 * Quiet Desperation (TV series) (2014)


 * Player Style Files (TV series) (2014)


 * Portrait of Harry (2017)


 * Vice Versa: Chyna (2021)

As Editor

 * Two Who Dared: The Sharps' War (Documentary) (2013)
 * The Folklorist (TV series) (2013)


 * Quiet Desperation (TV series) (2014)
 * Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)


 * Portrait of Harry (2017)

As Producer

 * Quiet Desperation (TV Series) (11 episodes) (2012-2014)


 * No Finish Lines (Documentary short) (2014)
 * Cowboys and Engines (Short) (2014)


 * Portrait of Harry (Documentary) (2015)
 * The Reconstruction of Chyna (Documentary)

As Cinematographer

 * The Miskatonic Acid Test (2006)
 * Animal Planet's Most Outrageous (TV series) (2009)
 * UFC 111: ST-Pierre vs. Hardy (TV Special) (2010)


 * Cage Insider (TV series) (2010)


 * You've Got… (TV series) (2011)


 * Confessions: Animal Hoarding (TV series) (2011)


 * Oscar Ball (2012)
 * Commander in Chief: Inside the Oval Office (Movie) (2012)
 * The Good Detective (2013)
 * ESPN 30 for 30: From Harlem with Love (TV series) (2014)
 * 30 for 30 Shorts (TV series) (2014)
 * Cowboys and Engines (2014)
 * City Boys (2014)


 * Quiet Desperation (TV series) (2014)
 * Player Style Files (TV series) (2014)
 * No Finish Lines (2014)


 * Vice News (TV series) (2015)
 * Vice (TV series) (2016)
 * SC Features: Monkey Business (TV Movie) (2016)
 * Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)
 * Portrait of Harry (2017)
 * Iran: The Third Path (TV Mini-Series) (2018)
 * CodeSwitching (2019)


 * Seaver (2019)
 * Fuller (2020
 * Vice Versa: Chyna (2021)

Award
Angra received the Special Jury Prize for editing the feature-length documentary, The Minister's War at the Amsterdam Film Festival in 2012.