Beauty Day

Beauty Day

Schedule

DateTimeVenue
March 3, 201211:15pmMetro Cinema

Description

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 good-natured, rambunctious, and hilarious 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.

Festivals | Awards

  • 2012 Genie Award Nominee for Best Documentary
  • Canadian Premier, Hot Docs International Film Festival 2011
  • Official Selection, Canada Days Film Festival, Waterloo 2011
  • Official Selection, Open Roof Festival, Toronto, 2011
  • Official Selection, Gimi Film Festival Manitoba 2011
  • Official Selection, Dark Bridges Film Festival Saskatoon 2011