Timothy A. Chey

Producer, Screenwriter, Director

Timothy A. Chey is a Christian-based director, writer, and producer, whose debut feature was the comedy, Fakin’ da Funk (1997), starring Pam Grier, Tone Loc, Ernie Hudson, Tatyana Ali, Margaret Cho, Bo Jackson, Rudy Ray Moore, and Nell Carter. Chey was director/writer/producer of the D.C.-based thriller, The Genius Club (2006), with Stephen Baldwin, Tricia Helfer, Tom Sizemore, and Jack Scalia, and released by RiverRain Productions.

Chey, as writer-director, cast Malcolm McDowell as Satan in the Christian thriller, Suing the Devil (2010), with Tom Sizemore, Corbin Bernsen, and Rebecca St. James, and released by Mouthwatering Productions. Chey subsequently made a string of little-seen Christian movies, including Final: The Rapture (2013), David and Goliath (2014), Freedom (2015), and Epic Journey (2015), and then Chey was director/writer/producer of the Christian-themed sports drama, Slamma Jamma (2017), with NFL star Michael Irvin and MLB star Jose Canseco, and released by RiverRain Productions to a mediocre $1.6 million gross.

Timothy A. Chey was director/writer/producer of the adventure drama, The Firing Squad (2024), with James Barrington, Kevin Sorbo, Edmund Kwan, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Eric Roberts, and produced by the conspiratorial ultra-right Falun Gong-affiliated newspaper, The Epoch Times and its Epoch Studios, which released the movie with RiverRain Productions.

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Timothy A. Chey is of Korean and Japanese ancestry. Chey attended Harvard Business School and Boston University School of Law, earning joint JD and MBA degrees. Chey also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and then studied cinema at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Chey is married to Susan F. Chey; the couple has two children. Chey’s height is 6’ 1½ ”.

Known For

Fakin' Da Funk

(1997)

Live Fast, Die Young

(2008)

David and Goliath

(2015)

The Genius Club

(2006)

Filmography

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2024 |
The Firing Squad
The Firing Squad
2024
PG-13
1h 33m
Adventure, Biography, Drama
5.6
Based on the true story of three Christian prisoners who face execution in a third world country and how their joy in Christ results in a stunning conclusion.
2017 |
Slamma Jamma
Slamma Jamma
2017
PG
1h 44m
Drama, Sport
5.8
Wrongfully accused and sent to prison, a former basketball star prepares for the national slam dunk competition while finding redemption in Christ and in those he loves.

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2023 |
20 Minutes
2023 |
20 Minutes
2023 |
20 Minutes
2023 |
The Duchess of Criminality
2023 |
The Duchess of Criminality
2023 |
The Duchess of Criminality
2022 |
Journey to Hell
2022 |
Journey to Hell
2020 |
Interview with the Antichrist
2020 |
Interview with the Antichrist
2020 |
Interview with the Antichrist
2019 |
The Islands
2019 |
The Islands
2019 |
The Islands
2015 |
The Epic Journey
2015 |
The Epic Journey
2015 |
The Epic Journey
2015 |
The Epic Journey
2015 |
The Epic Journey
2015 |
David and Goliath
2015 |
David and Goliath
2015 |
David and Goliath
2014 |
Freedom
2014 |
Freedom
2013 |
Final: The Rapture
2013 |
Final: The Rapture
2013 |
Final: The Rapture
2013 |
Final: The Rapture
2013 |
Final: The Rapture
2012 |
Gone
Gone
2012
PG-13
1h 34m
Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
A woman is convinced her kidnapper has returned when her sister goes missing.
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2011 |
Suing the Devil
2011 |
Suing the Devil
2008 |
Live Fast, Die Young
2008 |
Live Fast, Die Young
2008 |
Live Fast, Die Young
2006 |
The Genius Club
2006 |
The Genius Club
2006 |
The Genius Club
2006 |
The Genius Club
2004 |
Impact
2004 |
Impact
2004 |
Impact
2004 |
Impact
1997 |
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 |
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 |
Fakin' Da Funk

Some Facts About Timothy A. Chey

Piracy: Timothy A. Chey’s film Suing the Devil was, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, one
of the most illegally downloaded movies of 2012.
Flyboy: Chey earned a pilot’s license at age 16.