Directing
Eric Marcus Weglehner
Born
1992-05-17 (34)
Place of birth
Linz, Austria
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Eric M. Weglehner (1992) is an Austrian director and screenwriter who is studying film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. In his films, shot with a handheld camera, he explores themes of love, relationships and emotional conflicts. His film By My Side (2024) premiered at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis.
Known for
4.0Just letting loose – that is Samiel’s wish for his journey to Krakow. On the bus, there is already some chemistry between him and Nina. He hopes to finally lose his virginity, but can’t really climax once he gets to that one moment. Samiel simply doesn’t feel it.
Shower
2020
NRSeventeen-year-old Max has been living in a supported housing community for young people with mental health difficulties for several weeks, but his father Peter refuses to accept these new circumstances. Torn between insecurity and a desire for closeness, Max begins to provoke his father.
Yearlings
2026
A short documentary set in a chicken slaughterhouse, where, amidst the filth, stench, decaying remains of animal carcasses and swarms of insects, a cat and her kittens manage to survive. In a place so deeply marked by human indifference to the death of other creatures, they paradoxically provide at least a hint of the unyielding desire to play, explore, or simply to live.
living
2026
A dying horse, its owner, and her son. One night in the stable. With minimal means, Eric M. Weglehner creates a highly charged situation in which the energy of an unhealthy relationship not only defines the present but also points to a long history of abuse.
Alles aus Liebe
2026
NROn their last day together in Paris, the search for Aaron's lost wallet leads Jana through the city of love as time passes relentlessly.
by my side
2024
Mortuary assistant Erich is trying to get his daughter Julia on the phone—without success. Attentively, he drives around the small town until he spots Julia and her friends on a girls‘ night out. In order to reestablish a closer relationship with his daughter so as to help her understand the true meaning of life, he comes up with the idea to convey his world view to her. The film tells the story of a man, whose word view, narrow-mindedness and selfishness lead him into disaster.
Among the Dead
2017
Behind the camera
4.0Just letting loose – that is Samiel’s wish for his journey to Krakow. On the bus, there is already some chemistry between him and Nina. He hopes to finally lose his virginity, but can’t really climax once he gets to that one moment. Samiel simply doesn’t feel it.
Shower
2020
4.0Just letting loose – that is Samiel’s wish for his journey to Krakow. On the bus, there is already some chemistry between him and Nina. He hopes to finally lose his virginity, but can’t really climax once he gets to that one moment. Samiel simply doesn’t feel it.
Shower
2020
NRSeventeen-year-old Max has been living in a supported housing community for young people with mental health difficulties for several weeks, but his father Peter refuses to accept these new circumstances. Torn between insecurity and a desire for closeness, Max begins to provoke his father.
Yearlings
2026
A short documentary set in a chicken slaughterhouse, where, amidst the filth, stench, decaying remains of animal carcasses and swarms of insects, a cat and her kittens manage to survive. In a place so deeply marked by human indifference to the death of other creatures, they paradoxically provide at least a hint of the unyielding desire to play, explore, or simply to live.
living
2026
A short documentary set in a chicken slaughterhouse, where, amidst the filth, stench, decaying remains of animal carcasses and swarms of insects, a cat and her kittens manage to survive. In a place so deeply marked by human indifference to the death of other creatures, they paradoxically provide at least a hint of the unyielding desire to play, explore, or simply to live.
living
2026
A dying horse, its owner, and her son. One night in the stable. With minimal means, Eric M. Weglehner creates a highly charged situation in which the energy of an unhealthy relationship not only defines the present but also points to a long history of abuse.
Alles aus Liebe
2026
NROn their last day together in Paris, the search for Aaron's lost wallet leads Jana through the city of love as time passes relentlessly.
by my side
2024
NROn their last day together in Paris, the search for Aaron's lost wallet leads Jana through the city of love as time passes relentlessly.
by my side
2024
NROn their last day together in Paris, the search for Aaron's lost wallet leads Jana through the city of love as time passes relentlessly.
by my side
2024
Mortuary assistant Erich is trying to get his daughter Julia on the phone—without success. Attentively, he drives around the small town until he spots Julia and her friends on a girls‘ night out. In order to reestablish a closer relationship with his daughter so as to help her understand the true meaning of life, he comes up with the idea to convey his world view to her. The film tells the story of a man, whose word view, narrow-mindedness and selfishness lead him into disaster.
Among the Dead
2017
4.0Tyrol/South Tyrol 1950. After being on the run, the rapist and murderer Guido Zingerle is arrested and taken to the police station in Brixen. Ida Hofer works as a secretary at the police station. Unexpectedly confronted with Guido Zingerle she is assailed suddenly by dark memories of her own past.
Zingerle
2019
4.0Tyrol/South Tyrol 1950. After being on the run, the rapist and murderer Guido Zingerle is arrested and taken to the police station in Brixen. Ida Hofer works as a secretary at the police station. Unexpectedly confronted with Guido Zingerle she is assailed suddenly by dark memories of her own past.
Zingerle
2019
