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Paula Tiberius

Paula Tiberius

Writer, also director

Paula Tiberius is a screenwriter, director, songwriter and musician. Her screenplays have been featured on Netflix, Hallmark, Lifetime, UPtv, INSP, CityTV, CBC and GAC including many TV movies and two TV series for Brain Power Studios. Her directorial feature debut Goldirocks (2004) is a story about a young woman who truly finds her power when she picks up a guitar. Shelter Song is Paula's upcoming feature film about a musician in Los Angeles who takes bold personal and creative risks during uncertain times. Paula has several features and television series in development. Raised by two artist scholars, Paula was taught from a young age to question authority, value craft and live with purpose. She fell in love with punk rock and the Detroit rock sound in high school, an aesthetic that grounds her 'be who you are' philosophy and fuels her passion for supporting the underdog. Paula learned to make films at the University of Toronto's Hart House Film Board and the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) where she edited her first three short films (Busk, Killing Time & Oxanna) on an Intercine flatbed machine the old school way - cutting film strips and taping them back together. Paula writes and records music with her husband Richard Duguay at their home studio in Los Angeles, and directed multi-part music video campaigns for his albums Beautiful Decline (2023) and Second Prize (2025) with co-director and cinematographer Tom Hejda. Paula's children's album Be Who You Are (2015) encourages young people to make art and question everything.

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Works as
Writer, also director
Titles
16 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Paula Tiberius' films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Romance8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
57%
Self
22%
Society
9%
Morality
6%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
9
Warm
9
Hopeful
8
Joyful
7
Contemplative
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paula Tiberius' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paula Tiberius' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

16 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 16 MovieCove titles from 2019 to 2025.

Highest rated

Hearts Around the Table: Jenna's First Love (2025)

Midcredits 53rd

Most popular right now

Crossroad Springs (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 16: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting15 of 16: 15 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s15 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

How do Paula Tiberius' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · writer

Christmas in the Ballroom (2025)

84th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Crossroad Springs (2025)

Midcredits 77th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Paula Tiberius work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paula Tiberius' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Beth Stevenson shares the most, 16.

Directors

  • Marco Deufemia13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Marco Deufemia
  • Amy Force3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Amy Force

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Aldo Quirván15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Aldo Quirván
  • Mike Donis8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Mike Donis
  • Sean Nimmons-Paterson6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Sean Nimmons-Paterson
  • Meiro Stamm4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Meiro Stamm

Producers

  • Beth Stevenson16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Beth Stevenson
  • Jessica Reis16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Jessica Reis
  • Nancy Yeaman16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Nancy Yeaman
  • Stan Hum16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Stan Hum