Perry Mark Stratychuk

Perry Mark Stratychuk (born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba) is an independent Canadian filmmaker, writer, musician, poet, and actor. Described as a "natural artist",[1] he is a film director, cinematographer, and producer in several genres such as experimental short films, music videos, and documentaries. His 1987 production, the first science-fiction feature film produced in Winnipeg Savannah Electric (1987 movie) was reviewed by Geoff Pevere in movie periodical Cinema Canada.[2] Perry Mark Stratychuk spent several years at The National Film Board of Canada's English Production Studio in Winnipeg where, as Technical Coordinator,[3] he provided assistance to local independent filmmakers, such as Guy Maddin, as part of the NFB's PAFPS program and worked on several NFB productions, for most of which he received no film credit. One exception was the film "The Crown Prince" where he received a film credit from the director Aaron Kim Johnston. Stratychuk also played the character of Curtis in "A Way Out" (1986 TV Drama) by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

In the 1990s following studies in industrial design and computer animation he wrote and directed 3D animation segments for the Canadian edition of Sesame Street in conjunction with the CBC and worked there as Assistant to the Producer and Supervising Editor, while working as a freelance technical illustrator. Following his work at the CBC, he produced animation and video productions for The Western Canada Aviation Museum and the Manitoba Planetarium, later spending several years employed in both analog and digital photography.

Perry has recorded electronic music since 1984, when he released a 7" vinyl EP for his film A Soft Look, a soundtrack influenced by Brian Eno and Ryuichi Sakamoto.[4] As well as more than twenty albums since, for his independent record label Twisted Mind Records,[5] he has produced digital CD albums under his own name and alternately as "The Freedom of Information Age", and "Vampyre's Lyre", including a project using his custom production process "Superelectroganics".

His musical work is predominantly in electronic composition covering the genres of techno, electronica, ambient, minimalist, space rock, improvisational jazz, dark ambient , and post-rock. He has scored all of his film and video projects except His First Million which features music by Michael Stuart, and Savannah Electric:Monochrome Dystopia which features Canadian musician Tom Paterson as the soundtrack's primary composer.

In 2015, he relocated to Tianjin, China, where he worked as a freelance videographer, sound designer, and taught conversational English to students of the Civil Aviation University of China, in the Dongli District. While in Tianjin, he produced, directed, photographed, and edited the short films China Doors (2016 film) and completed Pistol Star (2018 film) and A Street With No Name (2018 film) while in Chengdu.

Perry Mark Stratychuk currently resides in Chengdu, in the province of Sichuan, China.

Filmography (Producer)
  • Pistol Star (2018) short film
  • A Street With No Name (2018) short film (in production)
  • China Doors (2016) short film
  • The Savannah Resistance (2016) feature film
  • Victories Over Distance (1998) documentary
  • One Theatre Way (TV)(1996) documentary
  • The Traveller (1988) music video
  • The Point on the Hill (1987) music video
  • The Half-life of Bernard Blanda (1988) video
  • Savannah Electric: Monochrome Dystopia (1985–87) feature film
  • A Soft Look (1984) documentary
  • His First Million, The Tale of a Comic Czar (1981) documentary
  • Room 4 Memory (1980) short film
  • Key to a Dream (1978) short film
  • Hour of the Wolf (1977) short film
  • Off Street (1976) short film (University of Winnipeg)

Filmography (Director)
  • Pistol Star (2018) short film
  • A Street With No Name (2018) short film (in production)
  • China Doors (2016) short film
  • The Savannah Resistance (2016) feature film
  • Order of the Mushroom (2013) short film
  • Transformatron (2011) short film
  • Animato Mori (2003) short film
  • Steam (2000) short film
  • Victories Over Distance (1998) documentary
  • Pyramid Themes (1997) short film
  • Message From Hermione (1997) short film
  • The Forever Child (1997) short film
  • One Theatre Way (TV)(1996) documentary
  • Cerise Noire (1996) short film
  • A Pile of Peggers (1995)(TV comedy)(co-director with Pete MacDonald and Grant Kerr)
  • Bikini Bottom (1995) short film
  • Absurdity of Avowed Purpose (1994) short film
  • Nomad Nomad (1993) digital animation
  • Super Heights (1992) documentary
  • Hothead:A Writer's Block (1991) short film
  • The Half-life of Bernard Blanda (1988) video
  • The Traveller (1988) music video
  • The Point on the Hill (1987) music video
  • Savannah Electric: Monochrome Dystopia (1985–87) feature film
  • Nomadic Units (1985) experimental video
  • A Soft Look (1984) documentary
  • Dr. Atomic vs. Auntie Matter (1984) short film
  • His First Million, The Tale of a Comic Czar (1981) documentary
  • Room 4 Memory (1980) short film
  • Key to a Dream (1978) short film
  • Hour of the Wolf (1977) short film
  • Hamilton Potemkine (1976) short film
  • Off Street (1976) short film (University of Winnipeg)

Filmography (Animator)
  • Pistol Star (2018) short film
  • Dancing With the Dinosaurs, segment creator, Manitoba Planetarium (1998)
  • Message to Hermione (1998)
  • Various CBC / Sesame Street, segment creator, CBC Winnipeg (1996–97)
  • Pyramid Themes (1997)
  • Nomad Nomad (1996)
  • Dr. Atomic and Auntie Matter (1980)
  • Hamilton Potemkine (1979)

Filmography (Cinematographer Videographer)
  • A Street With No Name (2018) short film (in production)
  • China Doors (2016) short film
  • The Savannah Resistance (2016) feature film
  • A Pile of Peggers (1995)
  • The Half-life of Bernard Blanda (1988) video
  • The Traveller (1988)
  • Take What You Want (1988)
  • A Game of Death (1988) (co-camera with Frank Raven)
  • The Point on the Hill (1987)
  • Savannah Electric: Monochrome Dystopia (1987)
  • A Soft Look (1984)
  • His First Million, The Tale of a Comic Czar (1981)
  • Room 4 Memory (1980)
  • Key to a Dream (1978)
  • Hour of the Wolf (1977) short film
  • Off Street (1976) short film (University of Winnipeg)

Filmography (Editor)
  • Pistol Star (2018) short film
  • A Street With No Name (2018) short film (in production)
  • China Doors (2016) short film
  • The Savannah Resistance (2016) feature film
  • Victories Over Distance (1998) documentary
  • One Theatre Way (1996)
  • A Pile of Peggers (1995)(co-editor)
  • The Half-life of Bernard Blanda (1988) video
  • Savannah Electric: Monochrome Dystopia (1987)
  • A Soft Look (1984)
  • His First Million, The Tale of a Comic Czar (1981)
  • Room 4 Memory (1980)
  • Key to a Dream (1978)
  • Hour of the Wolf (1977) short film
  • Off Street (1976) short film (University of Winnipeg)

Filmography (Actor)
  • A Way Out (TV)(1985) CBC drama

Filmography (Technical Coordinator)
  • The Defender (1989) NFB documentary
  • Return of the Swift Fox (1988) NFB documentary
  • The Crown Prince (1988) NFB drama
  • Daughters of the Country TV Series (1985) NFB drama
  • Carried Away (1985) NFB animation

Non-Fiction
  • "Winnipeg's Palaces and Playhouses" The New West Review 1996 (article)
  • "Labyrinth" M.E.A.T. 1990 (article)

Fiction
  • New Worlds Radiation Game (novella) (ISBN 1-896087-11-6)
  • The Kalotropic Trilogy (short stories)
  • Return to the Shaking Tree (short stories) (ISBN 1-896087-04-3)
  • The Shadow of the Shaking Tree (short stories) (ISBN 1-896087-01-9)
  • Tour of Time's Edge (short stories) (ISBN 1-896087-00-0)

Poetry
  • Bone to Bone (ISBN 1-896087-12-4)
  • Cyberscope II (ISBN 1-896087-03-5)
  • Cyberscope: Experiments in Transrealism (ISBN 1-896087-02-7)

Discography
  • Something Stranger (as Pim Zond) (2018)
  • English Ear Volume 1 (2017)
  • Ethical Treatment of Machines (as Pim Zond) (2017)
  • The Savannah Resistance: Full System Memoir (soundtrack) (2016)
  • Terror Beyond Space Time (2015)
  • Monodon Monoceros: Narwahl (as Pim Zond) (2013)
  • Distant Relations (as Pim Zond) (2013)
  • 23 Years of Fear (as Pim Zond) (2012)
  • Room 101: A Superelectrorganic Music sampler (2002)
  • Secret Terrors (2001)
  • Amphenol (2001)
  • Body Waves (soundtrack) (1984–2001)
  • Plasma Drift (1999)
  • Abattoir Clown (1999)
  • One Theatre Way (soundtrack as The Freedom of Information Age) (1997)
  • Hold Up Bomb Poison Kidnap Hostage Evacuation (1997)
  • Modern Use of Crystals (1994)
  • Silicon Flesh Foundry (1993)
  • CyberGoth (as Vampyre's Lyre) (1992)
  • Savannah Electric: Monochrome Dystopia (soundtrack contributor)(1985–87)
  • A Soft Look (soundtrack) (1983)

Awards
  • Philip K. Dick Science Fiction and Supernatural Film Festival (semi-finalist) 2017
  • Depth of Field International Flm Festival 2017
  • Houston Film Festival
  • American International Film Festival
  • Central Florida Film Festival
  • Badalona Mondial
  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Manitoba Arts Council Grants Recipient

References
  1. Friesen, Ralph:"Savannah Electric", page 22-23. Border Crossings, 1987 6(3)
  2. Pevere, Geoff:"Savannah Electric", page 26-27. Cinema Canada, 1988
  3. Kolomeychuk, Terry:"The NFB's Unheralded Filmmaker", page 49-49. Perforations, 1984
  4. Kolomeychuk, Terry:"NFB's Unheralded Filmmaker", page 49. Perforations, 1984.
  5. "Music and Manga", page 12-13. EFX Art and Design (Spring), 2003
  • Alain S. Mikhayhu (2013). "Perry Mark Stratychuk". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Alan D. Katelle (2003). "The Cinema League of America and Its Films". Film History: An International Journal. 15 (2): 250. doi:10.2979/fil.2003.15.2.238.
  • "Music and Manga". EFX Art and Design (Spring): 12–13. 2003.
  • Reference to Perry Mark Stratychuk's animation company Twisted Mind digital design Martha Helgerson (1997). "Dinosaurs Far From Dead". Winnipeg Free Press (149): B4.
  • Interview from The Marjorie Stevens Show, concerning production of "One Theatre Way" Global Television 1996
  • Perry Mark Stratychuk (1995). "Winnipeg's Palaces and Playhouses". New West Review. 20 (2): 11–13.
  • Who's Who in Canadian Film and Television, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television 1991–92
  • Geoff Pevere (1988). "Savannah Electric". Cinema Canada (149): 26–27.
  • "Canada at AFM". Playback (February): S8. 1988.
  • "The Traveller". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (November): 10. 1988.
  • Lisa Allbutt (1988). "Stratychuk Rolls His Own Dice". Winnipeg Entertainment Network. 1 (9): 8.
  • Paul McKie (1987). "Showcase". Winnipeg Free Press (23 August).
  • Lindor Reynolds (1987). "Making Movies". Winnipeg Sun. 7 (206): S8–S9.
  • Film Canada Yearbook 1987
  • Ralph Friesen (1987). "Savannah Electric". Border Crossings. 6 (3): 22–23.
  • Paul McKie (1987). "Distribution Deal Fuels Film-making". Winnipeg Free Press: 37.
  • Geoff Pevere (1987). "What is an Independent Film". Cinema Canada (145): 21.
  • Gloria Taylor (1986). "The Film Maker". Metro One. 14 (48): 1.
  • Chris Worsnop (1985). "Film Reviews". Ontario Film Assoc.-Newsletter Called Fred. 13 (6): 21.
  • Terry Kolomeychuk (1984). "NFB's Unheralded Filmmaker". Perforations. 4 (4): 49.
  • Howard Curle (1984). "Transforming the Material World". Prairie Fire. 5 (4): 25–27.
  • Film Canadiana: a guide to Canadian Films 1983–84
  • Treble Lysenko (1983). "Manitoba Visual Artists". Manitoba Visual Artists Index: 63–64.
  • Gene Walz (1983). "Manitoba Film-making:On the Brink". Arts Manitoba (2): 6.
  • Chris Worsnop (1983). "Film Reviews". Ontario Film Assoc.-Newsletter Called Fred. 11 (6): 265.
  • Gene Walz (1981). "Experimental and Animated Film". Arts Manitoba: 9.
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