Jay Cheel (Director)
Little is known about Jay Cheel, a figure with a modest footprint in Director. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
V/H/S/Beyond
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.
Release Date: 2024-09-20
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 206
For Heaven's Sake
While mixing the comedy and documentary formats we follow the search for Harold Heaven, who mysteriously disappeared from his remote cabin in Ontario, Canada, in the winter of 1934. Local police searched the nearby woods and dredged the adjacent lake, but Harold was never found nor heard from again. 85 years later, his great-great-nephew, Mike, attempts to solve this coldest of cold cases, with the help of his extended family and true-crime-obsessed best friend, Jackson.
Release Date: 2021-03-04
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 8
Vote Count: 5
Cursed Films
A documentary series exploring the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen, to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary amongst film fans and filmmakers alike. But where does the truth lie?
Release Date: 2020-04-02
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 10
Vote Count: 35
Helltown
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?
Release Date: 2017-10-29
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 7
Twisted
In Thorold, Ontario in the summer of 1996, a movie legend was made when a real-life tornado hit a drive-in theatre during a screening of Twister. But how much truth really lies inside this tale of life (or weather) imitating art?
Release Date: 2016-09-12
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
Dead Set on Life
From $6 subs to the most sought-after ingredients on the planet—Matty Matheson eats it all, with friends new and old.
Release Date: 2016-07-07
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 3
How to Build a Time Machine
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.
Release Date: 2016-05-02
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 6
The Making of Scientific Method
Gerry/Reed Farrington attempts to remake a short film he wrote, directed, and starred in nearly 20 years ago.
Release Date: 2012-10-09
Department: Directing
Job: Director
The Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Amongst Friends
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.
Release Date: 2012-04-20
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
Beauty Day
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
Release Date: 2011-06-10
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 13
A Very Gerry X-Mas!
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!
Release Date: 2010-12-24
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
Colore Non Vedenti
Colore Non Vedenti (Colour Blind) is a horror short film from director Jay Cheel.
Release Date: 2009-07-31
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
The Goblin Man of Norway
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.
Release Date: 2008-10-23
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 2
Obsessed & Scientific
Obsessed & Scientific is a documentary about the possibility of time travel and the people who dream about it.
Release Date: 2005-05-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
After Hours
Short film shot on the premises of now out of business Niagra video rental store / smoke shop / all around flea market, That's Entertainment.
Release Date: 1996-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
John Titor: Time Traveler
JOHN TITOR: TIME TRAVELER is a feature length documentary film exploring unbelievable story of John Titor, which to this day remains to be one of the internet’s biggest unsolved mysteries. If John was real, what does that mean for the future? Is nuclear war imminent, or can we somehow change our destiny using the information John left behind? Do the blueprints of his time machine offer any insight into the technology needed to travel through time? Pamela Moore has been awaiting John’s return. What kind of information did he share with her? What does she know about John and our future that we don’t? If John isn’t real, who authored the hoax and for what reason? Many point to Larry Haber, but his motives remain unclear. Through in-depth interviews with the real people involved, we will attempt to answer some of these questions.
Department: Directing
Job: Director