Eric Allen Hatch

Eric Allen HATCH is a film programmer, film critic, and filmmaker consultant based in Baltimore, MD. He was the Director of Programming for Maryland Film Festival from 2007 until quitting in early 2018, and wrote the much-discussed Filmmaker article Why I Am Hopeful. His MUBI Notebook column Infinite Fest takes the pulse of the North American festival scene. He can also be found photoshopping Paul Blart into transgressive art-house films on Twitter/IG as @ericallenhatch, and exploring the intersection of memes and rigorous film criticism at ericallenhatch.com.