World premiere at FLICKERFEST – Best of Documentary Shorts 1

Director: Stefan Bugryn Editor: Steven Zelko Composer: Dale Cornelius

Synopsis: After Stalin ordered the forced collectivisation of all the farms in 1930s Ukraine, Maxim, a humble cucumber farmer, rebels. He is arrested by local authorities and shipped off to forced labour camps of Siberia. To survive and return to his family, he steals away in the dead of night and begins the 1,000km journey home.

This was a very special film to work on and was one of the first productions to be filmed in the Ukraine since the war broke out. I hope this film travels internationally to highlight the plight of the Ukrainian people’s independence. I also had the pleasure of recording the amazing ‘white-voice’ Ukrainian vocalist, Alina Savchuk, whose voice is featured in the score, providing a powerful emotional focus in the film’s storyline.

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Director Eleanor Sharpe and Producer Nicholas Byrd have brought to life the compelling story of the Tour de Femme, the women’s counterpart to the Tour de France, in their powerful feature documentary. In the 1980s, amidst entrenched French misogyny, these extraordinary athletes battled not only grueling terrain but also systemic sexism, fighting for recognition in a male-dominated sport. Their courageous efforts paved the way for the professional female cyclists we celebrate today.

This is the third film I have collaborated on with Waterbyrd Films and cannot wait to share streaming and screening dates.

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Since 2022 I’ve been composing and creating blue-sky music concepts for this massive ‘giga-project’ in Saudi Arabia.

We have been unveiling four gaming zones (worlds) this year at major gaming conferences, as part of the global IRL Gaming Tour,  in Brazil, Germany, Tokyo and South Korea. My music has been pressed on vinyl as part of the marketing campaign during this tour and we have had live performances with musicians, as well as remixes my original music by some incredible DJ’s around the planet!

In September at Tokyo Game Show (TGS), over 240,000 gaming fans, 3,000 global and local exhibitors from 40 countries, and publishers gathered in the biggest gaming convention in Japan. The first peeks into Qiddiya’s Gaming & Esports District and the lore of the Cyberpunk zone called, UBAR™ were officially revealed in an immersive 1,000sqm booth.

UBAR™ will be the first place in the world that offers a real-world cyberpunk lifestyle – featuring the next generation of gaming, IRL Gaming – in the world’s first city built for play, Qiddiya City in Saudi Arabia. UBAR’s lore is a cybertropolis set in Arab Futurism and gamified as an RPG (role playing game).

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AACTA Award nomination for Best Original Score in Documentary

20th anniversary re-issue of my first feature film score…

Out now on all streaming platforms!

Senses of Cinema Feature Documentary

Co-directed and produced by: John Hughes and Tom Zubrycki

Currently composing the score for this wonderful film about the revolutionary film co-ops in Melbourne and Sydney during the 1960’s and 70’s. This film has left wondering why don’t we have them now?!

“During the 1960s and 1970s, avant-garde and experimental cinema, ‘expanded cinema’ and varying strands of independent filmmaking sought to grow audiences for work unwelcome in public broadcasting and commercial distribution.” article by John Hughes

It was an absolute pleasure writing the score for Jennifer Ross’ debut feature length documentary ‘Age of Rage – The Australian Punk Revolution’. We recorded string quartet, small brass ensemble, electric violin, guitars, bass and drums in combination with me performing on a Russian Lyra-8 Organismic Synthesizer!

Thanks to Hoyts and other cinema chains, Nicholas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe’s feature length documentary is getting a national run in cinemas, March 2021.

After several arthouse film releases, I believe this is Waterbyrd Filmz first commercial cinema release! Congratulations Nick and El 🙂

Great to be involved in another wonderful film by Nicholas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe, with the support of Adelaide Film Festival. It took every ounce of energy by the filmmakers and crew to get this one over the line in time for the festival as we were all dealing with Victoria’s epic lockdown, hence everything needing to be done remotely. The film runs for 114mins and has over 80mins of original score covering some amazing storylines and historical cycling events.