Eric Pauls

Eric Pauls is an award-winning, writer, director, and musician. He is also the co-founder of Make Me Creative Studios.

Sibling rivalry transforms a beach day into a battle for dominance in this documentary-style short film shot on an iPhone 14.

This short film is a Make Me Creative Studio experiment. While on vacation with his family, filmmaker Eric Pauls began capturing footage of a pelican floating near the shore on his iPhone. Nearby, his sons were playing catch, their laughter carrying an undertone of growing tension. Sensing a brewing conflict—and knowing that every good story needs one—he turned his camera on them. Over the next half hour, Eric filmed 24 minutes of footage that would become the entirety of this short film. When his flight home was delayed, he edited the footage on his laptop, and by the time they boarded, Brothers at Lake was complete.

Read the Make Me blog about the power of editing, music, and a storyteller’s lens at: https://www.makemecreativestudio.com/...

Credits:
Starring Roman and Nico Pauls
Directed and Edited by Eric Pauls

From the album Forever a Slow Rebellion. Directed by Roman and Eric Pauls.

Directed by Roman and Eric Pauls. Shot on location in Japan. From the album Forever a Slow Rebellion.

This commercial was created to promote the re-opening of Vivo’s NW facility and move towards being something more than a rec center. Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

This short documentary was created to showcase the collaboration and process required to create the new J5 space. This project was unique in that PCL Construction, Holland Design, Contemporary Office Interiors, and J5 Design collectively were the clients. Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

A modern dance film made in partnership with choreographer Catherine Hayward. Produced by Cameron Clowe. Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

This promotional video was created to spark interest in Fest among the people of Calgary and potential festival backers. Directed by Eric Pauls and filmed by Michael Janke (fun fact, the music in the promo video is an original piece by Eric Pauls and Noah Michael).

Music by Steve Benjamins. Directed by Eric Pauls and Kyla Ferrier. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

Music by If I Look Strong; You Look Strong and Young Neighbours. Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

Part of a series of promos for Vivo's 'Play is Messy' Initiative during COVID. Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke.

Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke. Starring Kyla Ferrier.

Make Me Presents A Film By Eric Pauls and Michael Janke. Starring Kyla Ferrier and Geoffrey Simon Brown. Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Jankeke. Soundtrack by Sarah Houston Eric Pauls and Young Neighbours

Portrait of Govenor General’s Award Winner Dana Claxton. Directed by Eric Pauls. Cinematography by Michael Janke. A co-production with the Canada Council for the Arts.

Award winning documentary directed and co-produced by Eric Pauls. Shot and co-produced by Michael Janke. Music by Eric Pauls and Sarah Houston. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts. Premiered at the Edmonton International Film Festival.

Premiered at the 2018 NorthWest Fest. Directed by Eric Pauls and Michael Janke. Music by Eric Pauls and Sarah Houston. Full screener click here.

Called "wistful poignancy" by the National Post,  Eric Pauls is credited as writer, director and composer. Stream for free on Tubi or rent on Itunes.