Jay Cheel
2021
How to Build a Time Machine
Jay Cheel
Ronald Mallett, Robert Niosi
Focuses on two subjects in particular: Rob Niosi, who has spent many years building a full-scale replica of the prop from the 1960 film The Time Machine, and physicist Ronald L. Mallett, who has dedicated his life to researching the scientific possibility of time travel.
How to Build a Time Machine
The Goblin Man of Norway
Jay Cheel
When a mechanical humanoid is found buried deep within the Norwegian ice, a team of scientists and professors debate the consequences of embracing a technology that could change the world forever. The "Goblin Man" baffles experts and sparks a wave of wild speculation across the globe. Some believe it is a creature described in ancient Scandinavian mythology, while others are convinced it is evidence of a long lost, scientifically advanced society.
The Goblin Man of Norway
Beauty Day
Jay Cheel
Ralph Zavadil
Before the body-threatening antics of Jackass came crashing into public consciousness, there was Ontario's Ralph Zavadil, aka Cap'n Video, who cascaded off roofs into snowbanks, jumped off ladders into half-empty swimming pools, and drank eggs through his nostrils. Beauty Day is a rambunctious documentary about this irrepressible pioneer of local-access cable shenanigans who entertained and outraged viewers in the small city of St. Catharines-until a special Easter Show, featuring a fat rabbit and adorable puppies (none of which were hurt), got him kicked off the air for good. With a nod to Werner Herzog, Cheel follows the life and times of Cap'n Video and finds that the Cap'n is still quite a firecracker. Written by Laurence Kardish
Beauty Day
Helltown
Jay Cheel
Brandon Terry, Michael Lipka
In 1974, President Ford ordered the evacuation of Boston, OH. Theories as to why included the cover up of a mutation-causing chemical spill; extreme paranormal activity; and Boston being taken over by a satanic cult. But what really happened in Helltown?
Helltown
The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst Friends
Jay Cheel
Through first hand accounts and dramatic recreations, director Jay Cheel examines the mental breakdown of a man who loses his cool during a friendly night of board games, proving that even the most trivial things sometimes have the highest stakes.
The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst Friends
A Very Gerry X-Mas!
Jay Cheel
We here at Film Junk finally talked the reclusive Reed Farrington into starring in his very own X-Mas special! In the tradition of such classics as A Charlie Brown Christmas and The Star Wars Holiday Special, we present to you A Very Gerry X-Mas!
A Very Gerry X-Mas!
