Jeff Krulik

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center in front of 50 confused teenagers. Or did they? Filmmaker Jeff Krulik chronicles an enduring Maryland legend, of the very night this concert was alleged to have taken place, January 20, 1969, during the first Presidential Inauguration of Richard Nixon. Led Zeppelin Played Here presents a mid-Atlantic version of what was happening nationwide as the rock concert industry took shape. Featuring interviews with rock writers, musicians, and fans, and several who claim they were witnessing history that night.

One of the first documentary projects with which Jeff Krulik was involved at the start of his public access days. Shot on location at Geppi's Comic World in Silver Spring, MD during a Stan Lee signing, and a comic convention at a Northern Virginia hotel.

“First I was his documentarian, then I was his enabler, now I’m his doppelganger...” Over 25 years ago, filmmaker Jeff Krulik fell under the spell of local photographer, musician and writer Chris Earnshaw, a manic yet fascinating walking encyclopedia of Washington, DC’s cultural and architectural history. The two started wandering the streets of DC, recording Chris riffing on the vanishing cityscape — the lost downtown he captured in photos beginning as a child, eventually amassing thousands of stills. But as the hours of footage and the years wore on, Chris found himself a local art star, with a front-page story in the Washington Post Arts section, while Jeff’s original documentary endeavor turned upside down, going haywire, becoming something else entirely. A film by Jeff Krulik, Greg DeLiso and Dina Selfridge.

To commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi's last live appearance (November 4, 2002, at the Forum in London), Joe Gross, Joseph Pattisall and Jeff Krulik presented a screening of crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows, and rare archival footage to pay tribute to Fugazi's prowess as a live act—for old fans to remember and for a new generation to discover what they missed. This one-off screening event celebrates the fans and their cameras, as much as the band itself—a collision/collusion of the ephemeral moment on stage and the moments captured on camera.

Ernest Borgnine tours the country in his Luxury coach bus, The Sunbum.

A making-of doc for “Fuck My Son.”

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center in front of 50 confused teenagers. Or did they? Filmmaker Jeff Krulik chronicles an enduring Maryland legend, of the very night this concert was alleged to have taken place, January 20, 1969, during the first Presidential Inauguration of Richard Nixon. Led Zeppelin Played Here presents a mid-Atlantic version of what was happening nationwide as the rock concert industry took shape. Featuring interviews with rock writers, musicians, and fans, and several who claim they were witnessing history that night.

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the gym of the Wheaton Youth Center in front of 50 confused teenagers. Or did they? Filmmaker Jeff Krulik chronicles an enduring Maryland legend, of the very night this concert was alleged to have taken place, January 20, 1969, during the first Presidential Inauguration of Richard Nixon. Led Zeppelin Played Here presents a mid-Atlantic version of what was happening nationwide as the rock concert industry took shape. Featuring interviews with rock writers, musicians, and fans, and several who claim they were witnessing history that night.

“First I was his documentarian, then I was his enabler, now I’m his doppelganger...” Over 25 years ago, filmmaker Jeff Krulik fell under the spell of local photographer, musician and writer Chris Earnshaw, a manic yet fascinating walking encyclopedia of Washington, DC’s cultural and architectural history. The two started wandering the streets of DC, recording Chris riffing on the vanishing cityscape — the lost downtown he captured in photos beginning as a child, eventually amassing thousands of stills. But as the hours of footage and the years wore on, Chris found himself a local art star, with a front-page story in the Washington Post Arts section, while Jeff’s original documentary endeavor turned upside down, going haywire, becoming something else entirely. A film by Jeff Krulik, Greg DeLiso and Dina Selfridge.

To commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi's last live appearance (November 4, 2002, at the Forum in London), Joe Gross, Joseph Pattisall and Jeff Krulik presented a screening of crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows, and rare archival footage to pay tribute to Fugazi's prowess as a live act—for old fans to remember and for a new generation to discover what they missed. This one-off screening event celebrates the fans and their cameras, as much as the band itself—a collision/collusion of the ephemeral moment on stage and the moments captured on camera.

Ernest Borgnine tours the country in his Luxury coach bus, The Sunbum.

A making-of doc for “Fuck My Son.”

"Classy" Freddie Blassie, King of Men, tours Washington D.C.

Taped at Vintage Poster Art Convention & Auction April 22-24, 1994 (presented by Marty Davis & Morris Everett, Jr.) Sheraton Airport Hotel Cleveland, OH. Originally distributed on VHS to video stores through Facets in Chicago.

Guerrila filmmaker Krulik bring us his films of the last decade in one handy package. Features "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," its sequel "Neil Diamond Parking Lot," "King of Porn," "Mr. Blassie Comes to Washington," "I Created Lancelot Link", and "Ernest Borgnine on Tour."

Hypnotist Robert Attila Bellus and his wife Stella are interviewed by Jeff Krulik, then Public Access Director at MetroVision Cable in Capital Heights, MD.

Heavy Metal Parking Lot documents heavy metal music fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the Capital Centre (since demolished) in Landover, Maryland, on May 31, 1986, before a Judas Priest concert (with opening act Dokken).

Short film compiled from Jeff Krulik's & Seth Morris's attempt to create a man-on-the-street quiz show based on the famous radio show of the same name from the 1930s and 40s.

Short film compiled from Jeff Krulik's & Seth Morris's attempt to create a man-on-the-street quiz show based on the famous radio show of the same name from the 1930s and 40s.

Director Jeff Krulik returns to Jim Powell's basement for more heavy metal goodies.

Short documentary scrapbook about movie palaces and one screen theaters in Washington, DC. The project was started in 1984 and completed 1987. It aired on Washington DC PBS Station WETA.

Documentary about DC-based artist Fred Folsom.

A series of on the street interviews with people celebrating the Washington Redskins winning the 1988 Superbowl. The questions range from "Are you a Redskins fan?" to non-sequiturs like "What is your favorite fish?" Interviewees are repeatedly asked to show off their beer bellies.

Suburban DC accountant Neil Keller has amassed a collection of over 9000 items tracing the genealogy of every famous jew on earth.

Short film by Jeff Krulik.

Short documentary about the creation of the short lived 70's television show Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp.

Jeff Krulik captures the last drive-in in Maryland.

Jeff krulik's favorite DC restaurant closes for good. A bitersweet farewell kiss.

Brian Knapp shows off his Led Zeppelin collection.

A documentary about Richard Marowitz, a Jewish GI who found Hitler's top hat, crushed it, and took it home as a souvenir of war. For 50 years, Hitler’s hat fittingly sat buried at the bottom of Marowitz's magic trick closet. In 1996, Marowitz went public with his story and loaned the hat to the American Museum of Jewish military history.

A collection of clips featuring Butch Willis, produced and compiled by Jeff Krulik following his decision to cease being manager of the band Butch Willis & The Rocks. The short features Butch at a University of Maryland record convention, Butch singing happy birthday to John Heyn, and Butch pontificating and showing off some records in the basement of his childhood home.

A collection of clips featuring Butch Willis, produced and compiled by Jeff Krulik following his decision to cease being manager of the band Butch Willis & The Rocks. The short features Butch at a University of Maryland record convention, Butch singing happy birthday to John Heyn, and Butch pontificating and showing off some records in the basement of his childhood home.

Based on and around James Taylor's book series Shocked and Amazed! On and Off the Midway, this documentary sets out to preserve sideshow history and pay tribute to the great performers and human oddities of past and present. Carnival and circus sideshow history is explored through historical footage, photos and recent interviews featuring the likes of Ward Hall, Bobby Reynolds, Joe Coleman and The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.

From the creators of Heavy Metal Parking Lot

From the creators of Heavy Metal Parking Lot

Jeff Krulik's camera is let loose in the Verizon Center to capture the goings-on during live NHL hockey.

Ralph "King of Porn" Whittington retires from the Library of Congress and the public relations office breathes a sigh of relief.

Documentary short honoring Kent Moore, librarian in charge of the Prince George's County Library System's 16mm film collection.

A documentary film in which a rock fan shows off his obsession and his memorabilia.

Tom Hintenach has one job... Keep over 100 pinball machines running. At all times.

Tom Hintenach has one job... Keep over 100 pinball machines running. At all times.

A documentary about the Levitt and Sons planned community in Bowie, Maryland.

Razz were one of the most explosive, entertaining and influential live bands in 1970s Washington, DC. From their start in 1971 to breakup in late 1979, a cast of talent — including lead singer Michael Reidy, drummer Doug Tull, bassist Ted Niceley and guitarists Bill Craig, Abaad Behram and the late Tommy Keene — became a wholly original rock band amid a club scene dominated by cover bands, and a record industry that found them impossible to label. This documentary tells the story of Razz.

Razz were one of the most explosive, entertaining and influential live bands in 1970s Washington, DC. From their start in 1971 to breakup in late 1979, a cast of talent — including lead singer Michael Reidy, drummer Doug Tull, bassist Ted Niceley and guitarists Bill Craig, Abaad Behram and the late Tommy Keene — became a wholly original rock band amid a club scene dominated by cover bands, and a record industry that found them impossible to label. This documentary tells the story of Razz.

Hal Schmulowitz explains how he got up close to The Rolling Stones during their 1981 tour.

Mid-80s Maryland rock and rollers host an out-of-control weekend field party in Potomac, MD. Videotaped using a stolen CBS News microphone, the memories are still vivid, and funny, twenty five years later.