Directing
Evan W. Gerdes
Born
1999-11-18 (26)
Place of birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
80 titles
Evan W. Gerdes is an independent filmmaker based in DFW, Texas. His production company EvCo Productions produced short films and other media from 2020 to 2023. After a three-year hiatus, the company was rebranded to Gerdes-Morrow Productions to reflect a new era in Gerdes's artistic endeavors. He is best known for writing and narrating the ongoing crime-comedy podcast Never Call Paul.
Known for
10.0A young man is psychologically tortured by a cursed painting.
The Painting
2020
10.0An exercise in surrealism: several gunfighters engage in a series of duels...with imaginary weapons.
Finger Guns
2020
10.0A young man struggles with a raging addiction to a particular beverage.
Coke Addiction
2020
10.0A serial killer escaped from an insane asylum dons a vintage Santa Claus mask, breaks into a suburban home, and begins to slaughter its occupants.
Killer Klaus
2020
NRInspired by the movie, a put-upon teenager decides to form his own after-school fight club, but things quickly get out of hand.
The Impressionables
2023
NRA woman walking her dog on All Hallow's Eve suspects a giant demonic clown yard statue has come to life and is eating her neighbors. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Dogwalkers
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Film credits
2020s · 30 titles
10.0An exercise in surrealism: several gunfighters engage in a series of duels...with imaginary weapons.
Finger Guns
2020
10.0A young man struggles with a raging addiction to a particular beverage.
Coke Addiction
2020
10.0A serial killer escaped from an insane asylum dons a vintage Santa Claus mask, breaks into a suburban home, and begins to slaughter its occupants.
Killer Klaus
2020
10.0A young man begins hallucinating that googly eyes are watching him...or is it something more than a hallucination?
Eyez
2022
10.0Nosferatu is a vampire with a nose so long that it makes him funny instead of scary. How will he ever acquire the blood he needs to survive?
Nose-feratu
2022
10.0James Bond meets John Wick, but there's also overalls and a trucker cap.
Jimmy Brand
2021
10.0Our hero awakens from his slumber to find a terrifying creature lurking on his ceiling.
Arachnophobia
2021
10.0An experimental short told solely via emojis and poetry.
The Rock and the Rose: A Fable
2026
10.0The cursed artwork that drove a man insane in the original short film still dwells in his old house. Now that he's out of the picture, other forces want it for themselves. Only two clueless stoner college kids stand in the way.
The Painting: Legacy
2021
NRThe first live-action direct sequel to the crime-comedy podcast Never Call Paul. Ten years after the events of the final season, Cody Davidson resides in Mexico. He is engaged to be married and must decide whether to start a family or let the Davidson bloodline die with him.
Never Call Paul: 2023 + 10
2028
A second experimental short by Evan W. Gerdes told solely via emojis and poetry.
The Cactus and the Rose: A Fable
2027
NROne last exercise in surrealism: in the Old West, several gunslingers use imaginary weapons to duel.
Finger Guns 3: No Country for Old Guns
2022
10.0An in-depth look at the legendary Minecraft rap outfit Lil Crafters as they reunite for the recording of their second and final album.
Greed: The Lil Crafters Story
2020
10.0The original one-note short that became the foundation for the crime-comedy podcast Never Call Paul. A gangster whacks his target, but needs help getting rid of the body. He calls in the cleaner, who works by day as the proprietor of a fine chain of Cuatro Taco restaurants: the titular Paul. But Paul's methods of hiding bodies are more sinister than anyone can imagine.
Better Call Paul
2020
NRTwo best friends are hanging out in the game room per usual, but they're about to discover that a significant percentage of personal injuries occur within the household.
Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
2021
NRPopsicle sticks featuring the likenesses of Golden Age movie stars are used to tell the story of two women competing in the workplace.
Kate & Audrey In: BEAUTY AND BRAINS
2027
Two uncanny artists meet on a park bench to debate creation and destruction, as they have for eons past.
Two Artists Talk to One Another
2027
10.0A troupe of untalented actors attempt to make a Monty Python-esque mockumentary about Christopher Columbus.
Chris and Bart Find America
2021
NRA narrative-less short film adaptation of the crime-comedy podcast Never Call Paul using remastered BTS footage from the EvCo Productions archives.
Never Call Paul: Commercial
2026
NRA stick figure living in the year 3072 A.D. struggles to determine whether he is awake or dreaming as he stumbles through increasingly bizarre vignettes.
Frederick's Futuristic Dream
2027
10.0A pitiful half-human, half-horse creature is brutally slaughtered by two cold-blooded killers.
Beating a Dead Horse
2021
NRThe camera holds on a single oil pastel piece, the details of which become increasingly sinister as the narrator recounts to us how he acquired it.
Sorry, We're Open
2027
10.0A colony of colorful arachnids rebel against the human whose house they dwell in.
In One Ear...
2020
10.0A disturbing short in which an intruder kills one of two men, then leaves, and the survivor isn't even slightly concerned about his friend's demise.
Don't Call a Man Happy Until He's Dead
2020
10.0A mad scientist attempts to convince his assistant to help him "un-alive" their test subject.
The Great Un-Aliving Experiment
2020
10.0A detective interrogates three cult members for suspicious activity, only to become obsessed and eventually entranced by their vague references to a mysterious source of ultimate Truth.
In Up To Your Neck
2020
10.0The stakes in a Bondian poker game are raised to outlandish heights.
XP: X-treme Poker
2022
NRAnother exercise in surrealism: now, three knights engage in a series of challenges to determine whom the king shall bless with his choicest spot of land...once again, using imaginary weapons.
Finger Guns 2: Medieval Times
2021
10.0An antique store full of yesteryear's dolls becomes a hellscape.
Aisle of the Dolls
2022
10.0Everyone's favorite redneck super-spy is back in this bigger and better sequel!
Jimmy Brand Returns
2021
2010s · 5 titles
NRA group of teenage boys find their allnighter interrupted by a localized zombie outbreak and rush to gain the high ground.
Jaxxworms
2013
Both a parody of Wayne's World and its own functioning skit show. Young rockers Will and Luke introduce three self-starring short films: Chris and Bart Find America, The Time Machine, and FPS: POTUS. In between, they also perform rap songs "Oreo," "Time Machine," and "Heads in the Water," under the stage names of Pasty White and Raw Toast.
Will's World
2014
NRDynamic duo Josh and Evan, having just seen Gore Verbinski's 2013 remake of The Lone Ranger, opt to don cheap imitation costumes and become neighborhood vigilantes.
The Adventure of Evan and Josh
2014
A disgruntled conspiracy theorist is the guest on a local news channel's report on the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony.
The Roanoke Report
2017
NRTwo teenagers escape their idyllic suburban lifestyle in favor of a sparsely-populated island paradise.
I'll See You Next Summer
2017
Undated · 3 titles
NRA woman walking her dog on All Hallow's Eve suspects a giant demonic clown yard statue has come to life and is eating her neighbors. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Dogwalkers
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Four meme-savvy gamers make a pact to raid Area 51 for real in this satire of internet culture based on a true Facebook post. A mishmash of mediums including 2-D animation, stop-motion animation, live-action, puppetry, and more have been combined to bring this novel to life.
The Raid of Area 51
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NRThe first live-action adaptation of the stories about the fictional town of Daisy, Texas. A documentary filmmaker sits down with several volunteers born and raised in the town to ask questions about their seemingly ordinary lives.
Remember the Time...
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Series credits
NRThe sociopathic vigilante known as Commando finds his patience tested by all manner of vicious monsters and idiotic civilians.
The Heroic Trials of Commando
2023
Agent Rick is a highly-trained cop keeping his city safe from all manner of villainy, from petty thieves to extraterrestrial invaders. A series told entirely through stop-motion animation of Lego minifigures.
The Chronicles of Agent Rick
2017
Behind the camera
10.0A young man is psychologically tortured by a cursed painting.
The Painting
2020
10.0A young man is psychologically tortured by a cursed painting.
The Painting
2020
10.0A young man is psychologically tortured by a cursed painting.
The Painting
2020
10.0An exercise in surrealism: several gunfighters engage in a series of duels...with imaginary weapons.
Finger Guns
2020
10.0An exercise in surrealism: several gunfighters engage in a series of duels...with imaginary weapons.
Finger Guns
2020
10.0An exercise in surrealism: several gunfighters engage in a series of duels...with imaginary weapons.
Finger Guns
2020
10.0A young man struggles with a raging addiction to a particular beverage.
Coke Addiction
2020
10.0A young man struggles with a raging addiction to a particular beverage.
Coke Addiction
2020
10.0A young man struggles with a raging addiction to a particular beverage.
Coke Addiction
2020
10.0A serial killer escaped from an insane asylum dons a vintage Santa Claus mask, breaks into a suburban home, and begins to slaughter its occupants.
Killer Klaus
2020
10.0A serial killer escaped from an insane asylum dons a vintage Santa Claus mask, breaks into a suburban home, and begins to slaughter its occupants.
Killer Klaus
2020
10.0A serial killer escaped from an insane asylum dons a vintage Santa Claus mask, breaks into a suburban home, and begins to slaughter its occupants.
Killer Klaus
2020
NRInspired by the movie, a put-upon teenager decides to form his own after-school fight club, but things quickly get out of hand.
The Impressionables
2023
NRInspired by the movie, a put-upon teenager decides to form his own after-school fight club, but things quickly get out of hand.
The Impressionables
2023
NRInspired by the movie, a put-upon teenager decides to form his own after-school fight club, but things quickly get out of hand.
The Impressionables
2023
NRA woman walking her dog on All Hallow's Eve suspects a giant demonic clown yard statue has come to life and is eating her neighbors. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Dogwalkers
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NRA woman walking her dog on All Hallow's Eve suspects a giant demonic clown yard statue has come to life and is eating her neighbors. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Dogwalkers
—
NRA woman walking her dog on All Hallow's Eve suspects a giant demonic clown yard statue has come to life and is eating her neighbors. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Dogwalkers
—
NRFilmmaker Evan W. Gerdes shoots his family's land in Groesbeck, Texas from sunrise to sunset, using long, uninterrupted takes with natural ambience to translate his fondness for the place he grew up.
The Farm
2026
NRFilmmaker Evan W. Gerdes shoots his family's land in Groesbeck, Texas from sunrise to sunset, using long, uninterrupted takes with natural ambience to translate his fondness for the place he grew up.
The Farm
2026
Music video to the Lil Crafters' track "Everything Ends," featuring footage of filmmaker Evan W. Gerdes's daily drive from his former home to his old high school, where he graduated with the Crafters.
Everything Ends
2018
Music video to the Lil Crafters' track "Everything Ends," featuring footage of filmmaker Evan W. Gerdes's daily drive from his former home to his old high school, where he graduated with the Crafters.
Everything Ends
2018
10.0A young man begins hallucinating that googly eyes are watching him...or is it something more than a hallucination?
Eyez
2022
10.0A young man begins hallucinating that googly eyes are watching him...or is it something more than a hallucination?
Eyez
2022
10.0A young man begins hallucinating that googly eyes are watching him...or is it something more than a hallucination?
Eyez
2022
NRBlack-and-white silent film romcom about a woman who just wants to sleep and the handsome musician keeping her awake by practicing his instruments late at night. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Noise Complaint
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NRBlack-and-white silent film romcom about a woman who just wants to sleep and the handsome musician keeping her awake by practicing his instruments late at night. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Noise Complaint
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NRBlack-and-white silent film romcom about a woman who just wants to sleep and the handsome musician keeping her awake by practicing his instruments late at night. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Noise Complaint
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NRAn exercise in paranoia as a cam girl is stalked by her neighbor. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Sensational
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NRAn exercise in paranoia as a cam girl is stalked by her neighbor. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Sensational
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NRAn exercise in paranoia as a cam girl is stalked by her neighbor. Part of the upcoming EvCo Productions revival.
Sensational
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10.0Nosferatu is a vampire with a nose so long that it makes him funny instead of scary. How will he ever acquire the blood he needs to survive?
Nose-feratu
2022
10.0Nosferatu is a vampire with a nose so long that it makes him funny instead of scary. How will he ever acquire the blood he needs to survive?
Nose-feratu
2022
10.0Nosferatu is a vampire with a nose so long that it makes him funny instead of scary. How will he ever acquire the blood he needs to survive?
Nose-feratu
2022
NRA group of teenage boys find their allnighter interrupted by a localized zombie outbreak and rush to gain the high ground.
Jaxxworms
2013
NRA group of teenage boys find their allnighter interrupted by a localized zombie outbreak and rush to gain the high ground.
Jaxxworms
2013
NRA group of teenage boys find their allnighter interrupted by a localized zombie outbreak and rush to gain the high ground.
Jaxxworms
2013
10.0James Bond meets John Wick, but there's also overalls and a trucker cap.
Jimmy Brand
2021
10.0James Bond meets John Wick, but there's also overalls and a trucker cap.
Jimmy Brand
2021
10.0James Bond meets John Wick, but there's also overalls and a trucker cap.
Jimmy Brand
2021