Filmmakers
  
 
The Directors
 
 
Robert Waldeck
 
 
Robert Waldeck is a Kitchener-based documentary filmmaker, visual artist and arts educator. In addition to degrees from the University of Western Ontario and McMaster University, he holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo. In 2004, Robert linked up with Paul Eichhorn to form W.E. Productions. He’s currently involved in pre-production on W.E. Productions documentary about Canadian artist Carl Beam. As a filmmaker, he received the award for Best Experimental Film at the Columbus Film/Video Consortium Short Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio.
 

His experimental short Death in Details was screened at the Not Still Art Film Festival Brooklyn, New York as well as at the Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora, Ontario. He also collaborated in 2004 on the documentary Behind the Robe as well as acting as producer of Youth Word in 2003. Robert has received funding for his film projects through
CTV Southwestern Ontario Script Development Fund and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund As a visual artist, he has exhibited his works at galleries throughout Canada and the United States. In addition to his art experience, he has taught at Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, Centennial College and Toronto School of Art.
     
     
Selected Filmography
 
2009 – Carl Beam: Life, Art, Legacy (working title — in production 2009)

2007 – A Growing Season

  
2005 - Death in the Details
  
2004 - Behind the Robe
  
2003 - Youth Word (producer)
 
   
 
Paul Eichhorn
  
 
Paul Eichhorn is Director of 5C Creative in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, has over two decades of experience in film, video and multi-media. He holds a degree in Film Studies and Journalism from Carleton University. In 2004, he linked up with Robert Waldeck in 2004 to form W.E. Productions. He’s currently involved in pre-production on W.E. Productions documentary about Canadian artist Carl Beam. In 2005, Paul directed a short about the history of moving images entitled, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.
   
 

Paul has received funding for his film projects through CTV Southwestern Ontario Script Development Fund and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund.

   
 
Paul was one of the executive advisors of The Grand Exposeition .05, a Kitchener-Waterloo event in 2005 that focused on technology and image making. He’s also developed video and on-line presentations for organizations through 5C. From 1999 to 2001, he was the Associate Director and Film and Video Programmer at the V. MacDonnell Gallery in Toronto. He also created several independent videos through his firm Take One Video Productions between 1987 to 1992. Paul has written about film and video for numerous publications including Take One: Film and TV in Canada, The Toronto Star, LOLA and Late Harvest Journal. Paul was also a contributing reviewer to Take One’s Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Paul is also a member of the Documentary Organization of Canada .
 
 
     
Selected Filmography
2009 – Carl Beam: Life, Art, Legacy (working title — in production 2009)
2007 - A Growing Season
2005 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
         
 
   
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