Eric D. Seals is a Chicago-based director and cinematographer who’s worked on projects from live sports and Netflix documentary series to ads. His directorial debut, Bike Vessel, follows a bike trip he took from St. Louis to Chicago with his father after his dad changed his lifestyle following three quadruple bypass operations. The film is both a funny and touching portrait of a father-son road trip while also commenting on racial health disparities and the systemic racism Black men face.[…]
![Director Spotlight: Eric Seals on <em>Bike Vessel</em> A film crew shoot direcot Eric D. Seals and his father on their bikes with sun setting behind the St. Louis Arch in the background.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FF59_bike-vessel_bts1_1200x600-100x100.jpg)