Documentary by Donald D’Haene, Canada, 2025.
Selected by 169 festivals, ERIK—inspired by the director’s bestselling book No One Wants To Read That You’re Happy—blends laughter and tears within a truly unique family. The director tells the story of his brother Erik with emotion yet detachment, with empathy yet objectivity, with artistry yet neutrality, directing his surviving siblings. A silent and powerful account, an infernal journey undertaken to bring peace to the soul of a lost brother.

Director Biography – Donald D’Haene
LGBTQ, son of Belgian immigrants, born in Canada, actor, singer, director, playwright, producer, television host, Huffington Post blogger, publisher, editor, talk show host, and author of two memoirs: Father’s Touch and No One Wants To Read That You’re Happy. Documentary filmmaker, cat lover, Canadian, appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2010.

LANGUAGE: English
SUBTITLES: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese