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, 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 ...