Geordie Day
Geordie Day (born October 12, 1990) is a documentary filmmaker, and television producer/director. His films play on television, demand services, and in theaters at festivals and screenings, around the world.[2] He is the founder and president of the production company, NightSchool Films.
Bob Probert[edit]
In 2018 Day directed, wrote and produced, "Tough Guy: The Bob Probert story", an intimate portrait of the life and career of the NHL enforcer,[3] including previously unpublished interviews with Probert conducted just before his death.[4] It's been written about in The Detroit Free Press[5], Barstool Sports[6] and USA Today[7].
The film's trailer was launched by Deadline[8] and received more than a million views across various platforms within its first week, resulting in sold out screenings across Canada, including the film's premiere in Probert's hometown of Windsor, Ontario.[9]
After an American premiere at the FREEP Film Festival, "Tough Guy" was released in 15 theaters across the country.[10]. "Tough Guy" is currently playing on Amazon Prime, along with all VOD platforms. It reached the #1 independent film, #1 sports movie and the #1 documentary on the itunes Canada charts, and #7 documentary and #5 sports movie on the itunes USA charts.[11]
Charles Manson[edit]
In 2017 Day produced, "Charles Manson: The Final Words," which contained the last ever recorded interviews with Manson.[12] The film aired on REELZ, and was featured on TMZ, Megyn Kelly Today, in Rolling Stone[13], Billboard Magazine[14], and The New York Times.
Clint Malarchuk[edit]
In 2015, Day wrote, produced and co-directed the documentary, Goalie: Life and Death in the Crease.[15], a biopic on retired NHL goalie Clint Malarchuk who suffered severe PTSD and depression after a player's skate cut his jugular vein and he nearly bleed to death on the ice.[16] "Goalie" is now playing on Super Channel across Canada.
Unnatural Enemies[edit]
In 2015, Day wrote, produced and directed "Unnatural Enemies: The War on Wolves" which looks at Alberta’s controversial wolf management polices, including its use of wire snares, strychnine poisoning and bounty hunters.[17]
The film played at the International Wildlife Film Festival, the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival and won the prestigious Genesis Award handed out by the Humane Society. [18]. "Unnatural Enemies has played on both CTV, and CBC in Canada, as well as other networks internationally.
Other Projects[edit]
At 23, he directed his first TV documentary, "Living History," a documentary on Alberta's history for CBC.[19]
His 2016 Film, Born Blue chronicles a team of doctors from all over the world who travel to Guyana, South America, to perform heart surgeries on children and to establish a sustainable cardiology program. The film aired on CBC’s Documentary Channel and won an Anthem Award for Best International Documentary. It was screened in Guyana in front of the Prime Minister and Minister of Health to lobby for a change in healthcare policy.[20]
From 2017 to 2019 Geordie directed 21 episodes of, "The Shocking Truth"[21] and 33 episodes of "Sex, Lies and Murder."[22] Both true crime shows, airing on REELZ in the US and other networks internationally.
TV and Film Credits[edit]
| Projects | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story | Director/Writer/Producer | Super Channel, Amazon | |
| Charles Manson: The Final Words | Producer | REELZ | |
| Born Blue | Director/Writer/Producer | CBC Documentary Channel | |
| Goalie: Life and Death in the Crease | Co-Director/Writer/Producer | Super Channel | |
| Girl on Fire | Producer | Super Channel | |
| The Golden Hour | Director | CTV | |
| Unnatural Enemies: The War on Wolves | Director/Writer/Producer | CTV, CBC Documentary Channel | |
| The Hardest Call | Director/Writer/Producer | OMNI | |
| Living History | Director/Writer/Producer | CBC | |
| Culture Secrets | Director/Writer/Producer | CBC | |
| Sex, Lies and Murder. Season One | Director | REELZ | |
| The Shocking Truth. Season Two | Director | REELZ | |
| The Shocking Truth. Season One | Director/Writer/Producer | REELZ | |
| Best in Chow: Season Two | Writer/Producer | Cooking Channel | |
| Wild Obsession. Season Two | Writer/Producer | Animal Planet | |
| W5: Armed and Dangerous | Producer | CTV | |
| The Next Take. Season Three | Director | Super Channel | |
| Expedition Earth: The Grizzly Bear Rainforest | Writer/Producer | National Geographic | |
| Seasons of the Wild | Writer/Producer | Love Nature | |
| Dream Jobs: Making it in Canada | Showrunner | Omni |
References[edit]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Volmers, Eric. "16 rising stars of film and TV from Alberta who made a mark in 2016" The Calgary Herald. 30 December, 2016. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/16-rising-stars-of-film-and-tv-from-alberta-who-made-a-mark-in-2016/
- ↑ Volmers, Eric. "Calgary filmmaker Geordie Day looks at the hard life of NHL enforcer Bob Probert" The Calgary Herald. 6 December, 2018. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-filmmaker-geordie-day-looks-at-the-hard-life-of-nhl-enforcer-bob-probert/
- ↑ Chen, Dalson. "Tough Guy: New documentary examines human side of Bob Probert" The Windsor Star. 1 December, 2018. https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/tough-guy-new-documentary-examines-human-side-of-bob-probert/
- ↑ Seidel, Jeff."Bob Probert movie a heart-breaking mix of honesty and tender humanity" The Detroit Free Press. 8 December 2018. https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2018/12/08/bob-probert-documentary-detroit-red-wings/2233660002/
- ↑ Grinnelli, Mike "A Documentary About Bob Probert's Life Is Coming" Barstool Sports. 26 November 2018. https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/1156285/a-documentary-about-bob-proberts-life-is-coming
- ↑ Seidel, Jeff. "Documentary about late NHL enforcer Bob Probert full of bare-knuckles honesty" USA Today. 8 December 2018. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/12/08/bob-probert-documentary-detroit-red-wings/2250465002/
- ↑ White, Peter. "'Tough Guy' Trailer: Docu on NHL Star & "Bruise Brother" Bob Probert Explores his Troubles on & Off The Ice." Deadline Hollywood. 26 November, 2018. https://deadline.com/2018/11/tough-guy-doc-bob-probert-trailer-1202508618/
- ↑ Maru, Sanjay. "Documentary of hockey legend Bob Probert premieres in his home city of Windsor" CBC 14 Dec, 2018. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/probert-doc-premieres-in-windsor-1.4945842
- ↑ "Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story' to begin showing in Michigan theaters tomorrow" WXYZ. 10 April, 2019. https://www.wxyz.com/sports/tough-guy-the-bob-probert-story-to-begin-showing-in-michigan-theaters-tomorrow
- ↑ Day, Geordie. "Tough Guy on iTunes" NightSchool Films. 13 May, 2019. https://www.nightschoolfilms.com/post/tough-guy-on-itunes
- ↑ Waxman, Olivia B."Why Did the Manson Family Kill Sharon Tate? Here's the Story Charles Manson Told the Last Man Who Interviewed Him" Time. 26 July, 2019. https://time.com/5633973/last-manson-interview/
- ↑ Blistein, Jon. "Hear Rob Zombie Narrate Chilling New Charles Manson Doc" Rolling Stone Magazine. 28 November 2017. www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/hear-rob-zombie-narrate-chilling-new-charles-manson-doc-the-final-words-126269/
- ↑ Stubblebine, Allison. "Rob Zombie Narrates Charles Manson Documentary 'The Final Words'" Billboard Magazine. 29 November 2017. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8053887/rob-zombie-narrates-charles-manson-documentary
- ↑ Volmers, Eric. "A sliced jugular, a suicide attempt and addiction: gut-wrenching documentary explores ex-NHLer Clint Malarchuk's life" The Calgary Herald. 6 March, 2016. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/new-documentary-explores-nhl-goalie-clint-malarchuks-battle-with-mental-illness-addictions/
- ↑ Boysen, Greg. "Today in Hockey History: March 22" The Hockey Writers. 22 March, 2020. https://thehockeywriters.com/hockey-history-march-22-orr-roy-malarchuk-keon/
- ↑ Mandel, Charles. "How the wolf became Alberta's scapegoat" The National Observer. 13 May 2016. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/05/13/news/how-wolf-became-albertas-scapegoat
- ↑ Volmers, Eric. "Calgary documentary about wolves wins Humane Society's Genesis Award" The Calgary Herald. 22 April, 2016. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/calgary-documentary-about-wolves-wins-humane-societys-genesis-award/
- ↑ Volmers, Eric. "Young filmmaker offers unvarnished history lesson with CBC doc about Alberta" The Calgary Herald. 1 August, 2014. https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/young-filmmaker-offers-unvarnished-history-lesson-with-cbc-doc-about-alberta/
- ↑ "Health documentary launched, business community engaged for support" The Guyana Chronicle. 9 June, 2017. http://guyanachronicle.com/2017/06/09/health-documentary-launched-business-community-engaged-for-support
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6227952/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8205928/
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