Eric Althoff is the Emmy-winning co-writer of the documentary The Red River Flood, The Town That Disappeared Overnight, and producer of the Telly-winning shorts My Hatton and The Long Hair for Media 523. As a writer for Screen Comment, he has reported from Sundance, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Ebertfest, Bentonville Film Festival, and Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and also covered other events such as Tribeca and DOC NYC. Eric moderated panels at DC/DOX in 2023 and 2024, as well as at the Fredericksburg Film Festival in 2025.
A native of New Jersey, Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Southern California and a master’s in film studies from Tiffin University. He is pursuing his doctorate in media and communications at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Screen Comment, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Napa Valley Register, Washington Times, Luxe Getaways, DCist, Black Belt, Alchemical Records, and elsewhere. He has appeared on “The Nostalgia Podcast” and the “ReadJunk Podcast.”
In addition to his teaching work, Eric also works for the opinion desk of the Washington Post and for Promova, a PR firm based in Florida.
Eric lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with his wife, Victoria.