Skizz Cyzyk

Movies

Sickies Making Films
Cinematography
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.
Sickies Making Films
Producer
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.
Alfred Jarry & 'Pataphysics
Director
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.
Hit & Stay
Director
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.
Freaks In Love
Editor
25 years in the world of underground rock, as seen through the eyes of cult band, Alice Donut.
Freaks In Love
Cinematography
25 years in the world of underground rock, as seen through the eyes of cult band, Alice Donut.
Freaks In Love
Writer
25 years in the world of underground rock, as seen through the eyes of cult band, Alice Donut.
Freaks In Love
Director
25 years in the world of underground rock, as seen through the eyes of cult band, Alice Donut.
The Beast Pageant
Thanks
Abraham lives deep in the heart of an industrial wasteland. His only companion is a giant machine. Inside the machine is a man and a woman who take care of Abraham's every need. Abraham drifts through daily life until a tiny singing cowboy bursts from his stomach and leads him into the wild.
Blood, Boobs and Beast
Himself
A look at the works and life of the late, great Don Dohler.
Little Castles
Director
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.
Sound Mechanic
Director
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.