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Charlie Tyrell
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, Shor…
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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist · 2026The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
★ 7.52026
MovieDocumentary
A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created... and what's at stake if we get it wrong.
The Great Martian War 1913–1917 · 2013The Great Martian War 1913–1917
★ 6.32013
MovieDramaWar
Documentary-drama recounting the Martian War of 1913–1917. Europe was on tenterhooks in the 2nd decade of the 20th century, everyone was expecting a Great War between the major European powers. But then, in 1913, something crashed into the forests of SW Germany. Troops were sent to investigate but were wiped out. Martian fighting machines began making their way across Western Europe and the countries of Europe combined forces to resist them. With aspects taken from ‘The War of the Worlds’ by H.G. Wells and from WWI itself, this dramatisation presents a documentary style look at events as they unfolded and the effect they had of our world today. Lots of references to real events including the mass attacks and defeats as men were thrown against machines on the Western front, the Christmas truce and the Angel of Mons, America's isolationism and late entry into the conflict, the worldwide Spanish flu epidemic that killed more people than the war, and many other things.
Broken Orchestra · 2019Broken Orchestra
★ 6.32019
MovieDocumentary
A documentary short about the Symphony for a Broken Orchestra where over 1500 left-for-dead instruments were repaired and returned to Philadelphia public schools.
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! · 2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
★ 5.02015
MovieDocumentary
This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman. In the late '70s, David Boswell birthed Reid Fleming, a counterculture icon in the form of a comic book anti-hero. Fast forward to the '80s, Warner Brothers aimed for a Hollywood film. Today, three decades later, Reid Fleming remains stuck in a contractual quagmire. Jonathan Demme, Academy Award-Winner (The Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense), narrates "I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!" This documentary blends stop-motion animation with interviews from Boswell, Hollywood cohorts, and fans, exploring the enduring allure of the indomitable Reid Fleming, the World's Toughest Milkman.
The Final Crazy · 2011The Final Crazy
2011
MovieDrama
A man explores the relationship with his drifter father as he carries his body to its final resting place.
My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes · 2018My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
★ 7.02018
MovieDocumentaryDrama
A short documentary that follows director Charlie Tyrell as he tries to uncover a better understanding of his deceased father through the random objects he inherited. Including a pile of VHS dirty movies.
Charlie's Lot · 2020Charlie's Lot
★ 2.02020
MovieDocumentary
Charlie's antique car-collecting habit has become a problem. The neighbors are angry and his wife is sick of it. But Charlie is also an anonymous crusader in the fight to save the soul of his city. How does a society discern between a hoarder and a preservationist? With Charlie, it all depends whether you live next door.
Go to Hell! · 2017Go to Hell!
2017
MovieComedy
GO TO HELL! follows the triplet Leibowitz brothers as they return to their childhood home after the death of their parents. Angus, Berkley, and Calvin reminisce over their former childhood glory, despite their ongoing, daily embarrassment at the fact that they never fulfilled their potential. Now in a constant state of banal mediocrity, the brothers decide that the only way out is to burn any trace that they ever existed.
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