Parker Croft

Parker Croft is an American director and screenwriter whose work explores flawed, conflicted characters, often centered on themes of mortality and love, rendered through a bold, voyeuristic visual style. His short films As Easy As Closing Your Eyes (2024), The Liars of Black Mountain Road (2026), Hell (2026), and Suncatcher (2019) have screened at 342 festivals worldwide, earning 168 awards, including 20 for Best Director.

Croft co-wrote the feature Falling Overnight (2011), which won the Special Jury Prize at Cinequest. Croft co-founded the production company Paper Horse Pictures in West Hollywood in 2017, has directed music videos for artists including The All-American Rejects, and has served as a festival judge for the Hollywood Shortsfest and the Starling Film Festival.