Adventures of an Underground, D.I.Y. Filmmaker

Award-winning filmmaker Skizz Cyzyk draws on four-plus decades as an underground filmmaker, exhibitor, and champion of all things D.I.Y. to share stories, screen some work, and answer questions from the audience. An honest, wide-ranging conversation about what it means to make films entirely on your own terms.

2:30 pm —3:25 pm: Classroom

Skizz Cyzyk is an award-winning underground filmmaker and prolific musician with more than decades of independent work to his name. His documentary features include Sound Mechanic (about instrument inventor Neil Feather), Icepick to the Moon (about Rev. Fred Lane), Hit & Stay (about the Catonsville 9), and Freaks in Love (about Alice Donut). His short film catalog includes David Fair Is the King, The French Toast Man, Alfred Jarry & 'Pataphysics, Little Castles, Managers Corner, and music videos for Beach House, Young Fresh Fellows, and Meatjack, among others.

Cyzyk has been a fixture on the film festival circuit since the mid-1990s, holding positions at Slamdance, MicroCineFest, Maryland Film Festival, and Atlanta Film Festival, and serving on juries and advisory boards at several other festivals. He also writes for music and film publications and performs with ZOCKO!, Go Pills, The Jennifers, Garage Sale, Half Japanese, and Mink Stole & Her Wonderful Band.

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