Eli Cross (director)

[6] He is best known for his films The Visitor[7] (2003) from Elegant Angel, Epiphany[8] (2004) from VCA Xplicit, Corruption[9] (2006), Upload[10] (2007), and Icon[11] (2008) from SexZ Pictures, The 8th Day,[12] which Cross produced for Adam & Eve Pictures, and Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody,[13] which Cross wrote (as Mark Logan)[14] and produced for Vivid Entertainment and Axel Braun Productions (2012).

[16] Both movies also received similar nominations and awards from XRCO,[17][18] XBiz,[19] Adam Film World Guide,[20][21] and Nightmoves magazine.

[28] In 2010, Cross produced and directed adult features for French magazine Hot Vidéo, including the comedy Kiss of the Strangler.

[29] In 2011, Cross began writing and photographing adult features for acclaimed porn director Axel Braun, primarily parodies of popular comic book and science fiction films.

[31] In 2013, Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody, produced by Cross, won 8 AVN Awards, including Best Parody-Comedy, and Best Selling and Best Renting title of the year.

[35] In 2013, Cross, along with producers James Deen and Charles Mead, mounted a successful Kickstarter campaign[36] that raised nearly $115,000 to finance a short film called Cowboys & Engines.

Diminuendo had its world premiere at the 20th Annual Sarasota Film Festival on April 20, 2018 [45] Cross is married to actress and filmmaker Casey Calvert.