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Charlie Tyrell

Birthplace:
Toronto, Canada

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Charlie Tyrell is a Canadian filmmaker whose documentary subjects have ranged from battle-tested pool sharks to members of the infamous Hells Angels which has screened at festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, Hot Docs, DOC NYC, Tribeca, and many more. Additionally, his work has been presented online on the New York Times’ Op-Docs platform as well as The Atlantic, Vimeo Staff Picks, CBC Gem, Short of the Week, and Topic. His autobiographical short, My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes, was shortlisted for the 2019 Academy Awards and won the Canadian Screen Award for best documentary short as well as the Cinema Eye Honors Award. His subsequent film, Broken Orchestra, screened at Sundance 2020 and won awards at the Florida Film Festival and the Philadelphia Film Festival. Recently, he completed work directing the Visual Segments for the upcoming HBO Documentary film Great Photo, Lovely Life from director Amanda Mustard. With I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!, he investigates the value of original artistic properties vs. lucrative Hollywood franchises. Friends have described his work as “funny with a bit of sadness on the fringes” and he has taken an oath not to eat another hot dog until the Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series.

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Film Production

Director:
2011  The Final Crazy
2015  I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2017  Go to Hell!
2018  My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
2019  Broken Orchestra

Location Manager:
2011  The Final Crazy
2013  The Great Martian War 1913–1917
2015  I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2017  Go to Hell!
2018  My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
2019  Broken Orchestra

Producer:
2011  The Final Crazy
2013  The Great Martian War 1913–1917
2015  I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2017  Go to Hell!
2018  My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
2019  Broken Orchestra
2020  Charlie's Lot

Writer:
2011  The Final Crazy
2013  The Great Martian War 1913–1917
2015  I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2017  Go to Hell!
2018  My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
2019  Broken Orchestra
2020  Charlie's Lot

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