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Eric B. Spoeth

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Producer
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Born of Silesian and Dnieper-German immigrants, Eric Spoeth studied Film and Media Production from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. He frequently directs works that are an homage to film genres, such as Crane on a Rock (Hong Kong cinema), The Manikin (Silent Film), and Mea Maxima Culpa (1920s horror serials). He also works as an assistant director on productions in Western Canada.
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Vance Avery and Monique Reinhart in Waiting for Waldemar (2017)
    Waiting for Waldemar
    8.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2017
    Mea Maxima Culpa (2010)
    Mea Maxima Culpa
    6.9
    Short
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2010
    Crane on a Rock (2004)
    Crane on a Rock
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2004
    The Blind Date (2017)
    The Blind Date
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The Land of Nod
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
    • The Forbidden University (2025)
      The Forbidden University
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Making Beauty (2025)
      Making Beauty
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Shadow of God (2025)
      Shadow of God
      3.9
      • first assistant director: prep
      • 2025
    • Ben Cockell, Jaylin Webb, Maxwell Jenkins, Katie Douglas, Aidan Laprete, Nikki Roumel, and Jeremy Ray Taylor in This Too Shall Pass (2024)
      This Too Shall Pass
      6.8
      • first assistant director: pre-production
      • 2024
    • Manorathangal (2024)
      Manorathangal
      6.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: Prep
      • 2024
    • Department of Paranormal Affairs (2024)
      Department of Paranormal Affairs
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • NIGIQTUQ (The South Wind)
      Short
      • assistant director
      • 2023
    • From Italy with Amore (2022)
      From Italy with Amore
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Vaughan Murrae in Before I Change My Mind (2022)
      Before I Change My Mind
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • The Time We Have Left (2021)
      The Time We Have Left
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Hands That Bind (2021)
      Hands That Bind
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Christmas with a Crown (2020)
      Christmas with a Crown
      5.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Troy Ruptash in They Who Surround Us (2020)
      They Who Surround Us
      4.5
      • additional first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Chained (2020)
      Chained
      4.7
      • first assistant director: development
      • 2020
    • Trevor Devall, Aaron Talbot, Mark Meer, Erika Conway, Randy Brososky, and Kimberley Philpott in Necessary Evil (2015)
      Necessary Evil
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015–2018

    Director

    • Concession
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Rylan Nilsson in MCSnet GigAir: Imagine (2022)
      MCSnet GigAir: Imagine
      Video
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Building Bridges
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • John Byrne in The Raven (2018)
      The Raven
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Tianna Tanasichuk, Kamryn Coleman, Dixie Coleman, Lynda Young, and Emma Robertson in 150 Years: Canada Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (2017)
      150 Years: Canada Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
      • film director
      • 2017
    • The Blind Date (2017)
      The Blind Date
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Vance Avery and Monique Reinhart in Waiting for Waldemar (2017)
      Waiting for Waldemar
      8.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Healing Communities (2015)
      Healing Communities
      Video
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Automaton (2014)
      The Automaton
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • A Journey with Ken (2013)
      A Journey with Ken
      Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • A Legacy of Service (2011)
      A Legacy of Service
      Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Mea Maxima Culpa (2010)
      Mea Maxima Culpa
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Manikin (2006)
      The Manikin
      4.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • C-38: The Search for Marriage (2006)
      C-38: The Search for Marriage
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Don Virgoe in The Street Sweeper (2005)
      The Street Sweeper
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Crane on a Rock (2004)
      Crane on a Rock
      • Director
      • 2004

    Producer

    • Concession
      • producer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Rylan Nilsson in MCSnet GigAir: Imagine (2022)
      MCSnet GigAir: Imagine
      Video
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Building Bridges
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Tianna Tanasichuk, Kamryn Coleman, Dixie Coleman, Lynda Young, and Emma Robertson in 150 Years: Canada Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (2017)
      150 Years: Canada Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Blind Date (2017)
      The Blind Date
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Nathania Bernabe, Taylor Hatala, and Alaister Sison in Happy Birthday, Mango! (2017)
      Happy Birthday, Mango!
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Vance Avery and Monique Reinhart in Waiting for Waldemar (2017)
      Waiting for Waldemar
      8.4
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Automaton (2014)
      The Automaton
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Mea Maxima Culpa (2010)
      Mea Maxima Culpa
      6.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • The Truth About Santa Claus
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • William B. Davis in Reverse (2008)
      Reverse
      4.5
      Short
      • line producer
      • 2008
    • The Manikin (2006)
      The Manikin
      4.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2006
    • C-38: The Search for Marriage (2006)
      C-38: The Search for Marriage
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Don Virgoe in The Street Sweeper (2005)
      The Street Sweeper
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2005

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Eric Spoeth
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

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    • Trademark
      Adapting elements from the silent film era, and Russian/European folk literature

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