Skizz Cyzyk

This 2 minute animated oral report on French writer Alfred Jarry uses stop-motion with the help of talking t-shirts, flip book pages, and time-lapse lino-cut printing. Jarry is best known for his play, Ubu Roi, and his pseudo-science, 'Pataphysics. This short film is an excerpt from a feature length documentary, Icepick to the Moon.

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A feature-length documentary about priests and nuns who protested the Vietnam War by breaking into draft boards, destroying draft records, and then waiting around to be arrested. Their actions inspired a movement, which shaped the anti-war movement and helped bring an end to the draft.

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25 years in the world of underground rock, as seen through the eyes of cult band, Alice Donut.

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Little Castles is one of the first in-depth, historical examinations of the concrete creation. And the 30-minute film--produced and researched by Lillian Bowers, directed and edited by Skizz Cyzyk--uncovers numerous little-known facts about Formstone, which first began changing the Baltimore's face some 60 years ago.

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Neil Feather invents new musical instruments and sound making devices, which he then uses in live performances and installations. Rather than telling Neil's life story, Sound Mechanic gives the audience a chance to spend some time with Neil, getting to know him, seeing him working, and watching his performances.

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After an unexpected tragedy, Suzanne searches for the true meaning of Christmas during one sad, strange December in suburban Virginia.

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A look at the works and life of the late, great Don Dohler.

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A love letter to film history, Sickies Making Films looks at our urge to censor movies and asks, Why? By focusing on the Maryland Board of Censors, the nation's longest lasting censor board, we discover reasons both absurd and surprisingly understandable.

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Rural Illinois, 1985. When a same-sex family's teenage son invites a friend to stay overnight, their elaborate plans to appear "in the closet" backfire -- leaving only one chance to salvage their family's secret.

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25 years in the world of underground rock, as seen through the eyes of cult band, Alice Donut.

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