From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Erik Gandini (born in Bergamo, Italy, 14 August 1967) is an Swedish film director, producer and writer. He has made several films including: Amerasians,  Sacrificio: Who Betrayed Che Guevara?, Surplus: Terrorized into Being Consumers, Gitmo and Videocracy. Videocracy has gone on to win awards at Toronto Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, the Golden Graal Awards and the Tempo Documentary Award 2010. Erik Gandini is one of the founders of Swedish productio