:: An established Writer-Producer, Erik most recently wrote the critically acclaimed COME AS YOU ARE starring Academy Award Nominee Gabourey Sidibe. After premiering at SXSW in 2019, the film was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films for a theatrical and VOD Valentine's Day 2020 release. Certified 95% FRESH on Rotten Tomatoes. :: Additionally, Erik wrote and associate produced HIGH SCHOOL starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody, which premiered at Sundance and was released theatrically by Anchor Bay Films.  :: Other notable credits include directing and producing the feature documentary film AUTISM GOES TO COLLEGE (SXSW EDU), and co-directing an episode of the Ashton Kutcher-produced web series SUBCULTURE CLUB.   --Selected reviews:Richard Roeper - 3.5/4 stars"If only all remakes were as funny as charming and lovely and moving as this one. Thanks to the smart and knowing screenplay by Erik Linthorst, “Come As You Are” is alternately laugh-out-loud funny and reach-for-the-tissues emotional. Come As You Are is a little film that deserves a big audience". "Ripping with broad comedy ‘HIGH SCHOOL’ is a loud hoot. Crisply structured and cranked to full speed, its antic hilarity is a credit to the screenwriters (Erik Linthorst, Stalberg, Stephen Susco)."~By Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter Erik is represented in all creative matters by Jeff Portnoy at Bellevue Productions. Direct contact: elinthorst@gmail.com