Swirl Films Explained

Swirl Films
Industry:	Entertainment
Key People:	Eric Tomosunas
Location:	Atlanta, Georgia
Location City:	United States
Products:	Motion pictures and television
Owner:	Gray Television (2020-present)

Swirl Films is an American independent production company, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company produced more than 60 made-for-TV films and direct-to-SVOD movies for BET, BET+, Netflix, TV One, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel and Up TV.^[1]

History

Swirl Films was founded in 2001 by Eric Tomosunas.^[2] The company relocated from Wilmington, North Carolina to Atlanta in 2014.^[3] In 2020, television broadcast group Gray Television acquired Swirl Films.^[4]

Selected credits

Feature films

• 20 Funerals (2004)
• Dead Heist (2007)
• Furnace (2007)
• Love for Sale (2008)
• Something Like a Business (2010)
• 35 and Ticking (2011)
• He's Mine Not Yours (2011)
• Note to Self (2012)
• The Undershepherd (2012)
• The Perfect Summer (2013)
• Favorite Son (2021)
• Horror Noire (2021)
• Hello (2022)
• My Name Is Mo'Nique (2023)

Television films

• Hear No Evil (2014)
• (2016)
• (2017)
• Bobbi Kristina (2017)
• Our Dream Wedding (2021)
• Twisted House Sitter (2021)
• Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas (2021)
• Girl in the Basement (2021)
• Don't Waste Your Pretty (2021)
• Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story (2022)
• The Night Before Christmas (2022)
• Keyshia Cole This Is My Story (2023)
• Girl in the Closet (2023)
• Whatever It Takes (2023)

Television shows

• Unsung (2008–)
• Born Again Virgin (2015–2016)
• Here We Go Again (2016)
• Donnie After Dark (2016)
• Saints & Sinners (2016–2022)
• Haus of Vicious (2022)
• Judge Me Not (2023)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlanta Indie Swirl Films Expands Production Operations With Gray Television. August 26, 2020. January 4, 2024. January 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104095322/https://3.225.230.195/2020/08/26/atlanta-indie-swirl-films-expands-production-operations-with-gray-television/. live.
2. Web site: About Us. 2024-01-04. 2024-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104095322/https://www.swirlfilms.com/about-us/. live.
3. Web site: Atlanta Indie Swirl Films Expands Production Operations With Gray Television. Cynthia. Littleton. August 26, 2020. January 4, 2024. January 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104095320/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/swirl-films-eric-tomosunas-production-gray-television-1234748894/. live.
4. Web site: Gray Television acquires Swirl Films. C21media. 2024-01-04. 2024-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104095320/https://www.c21media.net/news/gray-television-acquires-swirl-films/. live.