A film exploring the life of “Weird Paul.” After 30 years, 2000 videos, 800 songs, & 42 albums, he’s still not giving up on his dream.
Production
30 years of VHS footage edited into coherent narrative.
Writing
Accidental character study of American dream persistence.
Director
Eric Michael Schrader
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Weird Paul predated YouTube by decades, proving the platform didn't create oversharing—it just gave it bandwidth.
Director Eric Schrader discovered Paul through a 1990s public access TV tape trade network, essentially the dark web of VHS culture.
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