TOM ZUBRYCKI is an Australian filmmaker whose award-winning documentaries have for the past 45 years mapped this nation’s changing social and political landscape.
THE PIANO TUNER
When pianos die the piano tuner will follow, but Martin Tucker refuses to give up. To rescue instruments and himself from redundancy, he transforms into a rough travelling piano tuner. From Tasmania to the Northern Territory Martin traverses the harsh Australian environment, one that is challenging for humans and even more so for pianos. Martin will create his own musical art of survival.
Writer/director: Natalia Laska. Producers: Julia Overton & Tom Zubrycki
MEMORY fILM - A filmmakers diary
An immersive, poetic diary film by Jeni Thornley about transformation and ‘the personal is political’. (Producer: Tom Zubrycki)
THE CARNIVAL
The Carnival captures the intimate moments of the six-generation carnival family, the Bells. The documentary will follow the Bells as they haul their convoy of 30 trucks and rides across the country with their workers, where they’ll face the elements, shutdowns and bushfires - battling to keep their family business running and on the road. Writing, directing and co-producing is Isabel Darling
SENSES OF CINEMA
In mid 60’s in Australia and around the world artists and filmmakers organised filmmakers cooperatives supporting self-managed production, distribution and exhibition. The Co-ops nurtured Australia’s cinema renaissance and created new markets for strikingly innovate Australian content. It was a time that was rich, reckless and rewarding.