[citation needed] At fourteen, Ehrlich was the youngest feature reporter on a New York newspaper and later editor-in-chief of his high school paper.

[citation needed] Ehrlich began working in documentary in the Judson Memorial Church basement on the Steenbeck editing of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival award-winner, Family Name, directed by Macky Alston.

He moved to the editing room of the 2000 Emmy and DuPont-Columbia award-winning series New York: A Documentary Film directed by of Ric Burns.

[3][4] Ehrlich's films Keepers of the Game[5] and We Could Be King[6] were produced in partnership with Tribeca Digital Studios (TDS) and the Dick's Sporting Goods (DSG) Foundation, forging a new model for documentary production.

Among those attending the premieres were Michael B. Jordan, Victor Cruz,[10] Serena Williams, Missy Franklin, Paul Rabil, Tom Brady and Robert De Niro.

[13] Ehrlich is represented for branded content by Saville,[14] joining a roster of directors that includes Michael Apted, Wim Wenders, Barry Levinson, Oliver Stone and Werner Herzog.

He has directed for Bose[15] (with Russell Wilson, Chuck Pagano and J.J. Watt), Tough Mudder, Major League Soccer, Van Cleef & Arpels, Barilla, U.S. Cellular and the Serena Williams Fund.