Eric Steel

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Eric Steel is a filmmaker and producer, most notable for his role in the production of Shaft, Angela's Ashes, and the controversial documentary The Bridge. He graduated from Yale University in 1985.

[edit] The Bridge

Steel's most controversial work and his first attempt at directing is the 2006 documentary The Bridge. In obtaining permits to film the bridge for one year, Eric Steel did not reveal to Golden Gate Bridge officials that his goal was to film people committing suicide by leaping off the bridge. However, they knew that suicides were a frequent occurrence, and that someone filming the bridge would inevitably capture them. The resulting footage was edited and turned into a movie exploring the beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge, and why it is the most popular suicide destination in the world.