Rob Lyons

Executive Director at Wheelhouse Creative, inc.

The story of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie about to give the biggest speech of his life, KEYNOTE is a non-partisan, non-political cinema verite documentary that follows Governor Christie during a tense 48 hour stretch leading up to his giving the keynote speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.

Keynote

The fantastic tragedy of the so-called Dick Babies: the generation born during the Nixon administration. Max Baumgarten is an orphan with a genuine heart but a meddlesome mean streak.

Dick Baby

OAC Roundtable Featurette
RT: 12min
Filmed and edited by Wheelhouse Creative

The Whale OAC Roundtable Featurette

Documentary on Jonas Mekas and the American avant-garde cinema, with several new interviews and appearances and over 100 excerpts and examples. Detailed sequences on Mekas, Stan Brakhage, Kenneth Anger, Peter Kubelka, Bob Downey, Su Friedrich, and Anthology Film Archives.

Visionaries

POV 25th Anniversary Celebration

Hunting Earl

Three first-time filmmakers, Justin, Dana and John set out to make a documentary about the hardships of inner-city life. Justin follows two NYPD officers while Dana and John focus on Thomas (a black youth poised to move up from his hardships). Stories merge, relationships corrode and the filmmakers become participants in the underground world they set out to document.

The Project

Wild Things

50 years ago, assemblyman George Michaels cast a single vote on New York's abortion bill that changed the course of American history but destroyed his political career in the process.

Deciding Vote

Lily Topples The World follows 20-year-old Lily Hevesh - the world's greatest domino toppler and the only woman in her field - in a coming-of-age story of artistry, passion, and unlikely triumph.

Lily Topples the World

True New York is a feature-length anthology documentary film featuring five award-winning short documentaries set in New York City.

True New York

A documentary about three students determined to graduate from their high school in Indianapolis, despite the fact that the institution has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country.

Night School

A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

A documentarian strikes up a friendship with reclusive artist Al Carbee, whose Barbie-doll photography gains acclaim and interest over the course of this project's 10-year history.

Magical Universe

Amidst a constant stream of hundreds of film clips, dozens of filmmakers voice their opinions on the titular question while primarily looking beyond the Hollywood mainstream to independent, experimental, documentary and avant-garde films.

What Is Cinema?

Inspired by ESPN's anniversary, ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring films from some of today's finest storytellers. Each filmmaker brings their passion and personal point of view to their films that transformed the sports landscape from 1979 to 2009. Own select films from this acclaimed series today.

30 for 30 Shorts

Greatest Town Ever Sold

Adam Blank Gets a Vasectomy

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: The Artwork of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Artwork Featurette

A featurette on how the musical pieces for the film were live recordings of the musicians performing in the film.

Rachel Getting Married: The Wedding Band

On Dickie's first show, his special guest, Tony Hawk, comes down with a mysterious ailment . . . and Dickie saves the day with a surprise mystery guest.

The Dickie Dick Show

Triple Theo: Take One

Interview: Behind the Scenes

Don't Come Knocking, Sundance Featurette

Art School Confidential, Sundance 2006 Featurette

A group of Connecticut locals enroll in an adult-education beginner's swim class.

The Big Bad Swim

A gay Chinese-American and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.

Saving Face

Philip Coppola has devoted all his free time in the last thirty years to cataloging, archiving and sketching every single station in the New York City subway system. Filmed over a course of four years, this award-winning documentary is a portrait of a man consumed by a singular obsession as well as a loving exploration of the city's unique artistic idiosyncrasies.

One Track Mind

PRESS ON is the story of pedal steel phenomenon Robert Randolph and the spiritual tradition in which he was raised. The film follows Robert as he takes this unique "sacred steel" music, which was hidden for over 60 years from the secular world, out of the church and into the mainstream.

Press On

She Hate Me: Behind the Scenes

Randy commits a crime that would normally get him probation and a hefty fine, but in the "three-strikes" world of justice, he finds himself locked up for 25 years. His cellmate Jake is a congenial yet remorseless lifer who casually informs Randy that he slit his wife's throat because she slept with another man just three months after they exchanged vows.

Jailbait

Walter Underhill's perpetual bad luck is about to change.

Walter and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Life

Paul, a handsome and talented music student is employed as the page-turner at one of the world famous pianist Kennington's concerts in San Francisco.

Food of Love

A romantic drama which follows the deteriorating condition of a witty judge as she passes witty wisdom from her full court docket while taking chemotherapy.

Love Is Strange

A husband, wife, and their daughter try to cope with the tragic death of their young son that the latter indirectly unintentionally caused.

Night Ride Home

a young couple is accidentally sent into the future, 7,000 years from now, when time terrorists steal from the present day, creating a paradox that threatens to destroy them, all.

Backtime

The world's greatest detective Daryl Zero aided by his associate Steve Arlo investigates a complex and mysterious case of blackmail and missing keys for shady tycoon Gregory Stark who is less than forthcoming about what is really happening!

Zero Effect

An off-beat comedy about coffee, guns and getting out of a really crappy job.

Steaming Milk

Former marine and cop Jeff Erickson starts a new life after meeting his dream girl, Jill, running a bookshop, until they decide to become the modern Bonnie and Clyde. Learning on the job the hard way, Jeff becomes famous through media-coverage, despite his power-trip tendency to bully his victims which becomes worse when Jill is hospitalized.