Writer
Charlie Tyrell
Toronto, Canada · 7 films
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.
Best known for
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
2026 · Director
On Netflix
My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
2018 · Director, Writer
On Vimeo
Broken Orchestra
2019 · Director, Writer
On Hoopla
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015 · Director, Writer
On Vimeo
Charlie's Lot
2020 · Producer
Go to Hell!
2017 · Director, Writer
Filmography 7
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
2026 · Director
On Netflix
Charlie's Lot
2020 · Producer
Broken Orchestra
2019 · Director, Writer
On Hoopla
My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
2018 · Director, Writer
On Vimeo
Go to Hell!
2017 · Director, Writer
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015 · Director, Writer
On Vimeo
The Final Crazy
2011 · Writer, Director