Craig Sutherland

Movies

This Is the Way We Rise
Music
An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, as her art is reinvigorated by her calling to protect sacred sites atop Maunakea, Hawai`i.
Spermaceti
Sound Designer
A young sailor inches towards an initiation and learns what it means to earn his first tattoo.
Spermaceti
Music
A young sailor inches towards an initiation and learns what it means to earn his first tattoo.
Strong Island
Original Music Composer
Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.
Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby
Music
Having gone too far this time, Colby is dealt with by five manipulative teenage girls in their own unique way, an absurd party.
Lord of Tears
Music
Lord of Tears tells the story of James Findlay, a school teacher plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious and unsettling entity. Suspecting that his visions are linked to a dark incident in his past, James returns to his childhood home, a notorious mansion in the Scottish Highlands, where he uncovers the disturbing truth behind his dreams, and must fight to survive the brutal consequences of his curiosity.