- Paul C. Hemmes, an accomplished producer, director, and writer, has over 25 years of experience in the film industry.
He has been intimately involved in virtually all aspects of filmmaking, from story development to post-production management. Despite his lifelong passion for the craft, the path to his current success was not always easy.
Born in Staten Island, New York, Paul displays a definite east coast bent in his personality. His biting sense of humor with the occasional rough edge is paired with a compassionate heart and strong work ethic that he is willing to deploy selflessly. Known for his flexibility, creativity, and intuition, Paul has learned to tackle big-budget films and small independent productions alike. His reputation for being a "Jack of all trades" is derived from an intense curiosity, not only with different varieties of artistic disciplines but also a keen interest in the world, culture, history, and humanity around him.
After graduating with a bachelor's degree in filmmaking with a significant focus on business, Paul started his own film/video company right out of school. By creating industrial, training, and safety films, he could finance his passion through his own artistic films. However, despite a relatively successful run, the technology switched from analog to digital. While adapting to this new technology, Paul focused on sound and light engineering for local bands and events. It was a worthwhile experience, providing valuable insight into the sound and audio skill set that every quality filmmaker should possess.
Then following several years of study, Paul completely reinvented himself with a master's degree in computer information systems. Here he began to adapt his new knowledge to filmmaking, teaching himself enough of the software required to begin producing micro-budget films.
Several years later, he moved on to increasingly higher-budget films and more formalized filmmaking styles. Paul has always believed that there is as much to learn from bad films as there is from good ones and has an appreciation for them all equally. Usually, filmmakers do not have the resources needed to work optimally. Improvisation, therefore, is critical to success at all levels of filmmaking.
Paul's approach to both life and work is that he's at his best when all seems lost. He has always proven himself to be a crisis guy, and when it comes to getting the job done, only a "Jack of all trades" will have the dexterity, imagination, and work ethic to make the impossible happen. With his wealth of experience and unique skill set, Paul is poised to continue significantly impacting the film industry for years to come.- IMDb mini biography by: Paul C Hemmes
- Was in attendance at the final performance of Stevie Ray Vaughn at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin on August 26, 1990. Stevie Ray Vaughn and four others associated with the tour were killed when their helicopter crashed shortly after midnight on Monday, August 27th.
- In 1978, as a young boy, had to opportunity to live in the former Soviet Union as part of a cultural / science exchange his father (sponsored by the US / Soviet Academy of Sciences) was involved with. While there, his family lived among the natives Soviets where Paul and his brother were required to attend the traditional Soviet elementary school. This required the wearing of military style school uniforms and a pin worn in reverence to the founder of Soviet Russia, Vladimir Lenin. For the entire eight month stay, the family was under the constant surveillance (Including state assigned drivers / monitors) by agents of the Soviet state.
- On Friday May 15th 2015 in Goodyear Arizona, Paul and his family were celebrating his birthday (May 14th) by going to see the long awaited Mad Max: Fury Road at a local theater. On route, they stopped at a popular barbecue place for dinner when a fellow patron began to choke. Paul, certified in first aid, provided the Heimlich maneuver to remove the obstruction, allowing the man to breathe again.
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