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How to Make Paper

On a forestry road in the foothills, gravel biking becomes the method and process for making paper.

  • Jeff Wielki
    Director
  • Jeff Wielki
    Writer
  • Jeff Wielki
    Producer
  • Jeff Wielki
    Key Cast
    "Jeff Wielki"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    adventure, outdoors, comedy, travel, bike, handcraft, diy, mountain, short, short film
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 CAD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Jeff Wielki
Distribution Information
  • Jeff Wielki
    Country: Canada
Director Biography - Jeff Wielki

Jeff Wielki is a Canadian artist and filmmaker based in Edmonton, Alberta. A lifelong cyclist and former professional cartographer, he spent nearly two decades mapping landscapes and industrial impacts before shifting his practice to art. After studying sculpture, his filmmaking has grown from an interest in documenting labour, process, and method with an emphasis on making and movement.

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Director Statement

This film explores how movement through landscape can become a form of making. By traveling a forestry road by gravel bike, the process of making paper unfolds alongside the journey.