Eric
Pumphrey
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Eric Pumphrey is an award-winning Black filmmaker and actor from Houston, Texas – now based in Los Angeles. His work sits at the intersection of culture, comedy and storytelling: specific enough to resonate and broad enough to travel.
In 2009, Eric co-founded Reckless Tortuga, a sketch comedy YouTube channel that grew to over one million subscribers and more than 250 million views, pioneering what independent comedy could look like in the digital era.
His transition into independent film carried that same energy. Award-winning short films screened at festivals around the world. Evelyn × Evelyn earned distribution through HBO. His broader body of work has reached audiences through STARZ, Peacock, Alaska Air and MTV.
Now, while actively developing television and film projects, Eric has returned to sketch comedy with a new body of work rooted in the Black American experience. The response has been immediate – over 9 million views across just 5 pieces of content.
New sketch comedy rooted in the Black cultural experience. 90%+ non-follower reach on every single piece.
Sketch – 01 / 04
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Sketch – 02 / 04
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Sketch – 03 / 04
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Sketch – 04 / 04
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Every piece below written and directed by Eric Pumphrey.
Award-winning shorts. Festival screenings worldwide. Distributed through HBO and Alaska Air.
Art in service of culture. A film for Denim Tears.
Born from a trip to Galveston, Texas – a port whose shores carry the weight of Juneteenth. Denim Baptism is a meditation on identity and the sacred. The film draws from the landscape's haunted beauty to celebrate Denim Tears: a fashion line rooted in Black American experience, where denim is not just fabric but testimony.
David Dennis in HBO's All The Way – alongside Bryan Cranston and Anthony Mackie.
A powerful dramatic turn in HBO's historical film, directed by Jay Roach. The film received 8 Emmy nominations including Outstanding Television Movie and a Golden Globe nomination.