Sydney A.M.
Writing
Biography
Sydney A.M. is an Irish writer, filmmaker and multimedia artist who specialises in surrealist and abstract works. Sydney's debut film as writer/director is Mildew (2024) and has an upcoming film to be released in 2025. His interests include short story fiction writing, poetry, scriptwriting (for both stage and screen), stop motion animation (clay, cut-out), underground comics, collage and more. Sydney lists his top influences as William Burroughs, Leonard Cohen, David Lynch, Werner Herzog, Andrei Tarkovsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Pressburger & Powell and a multitude more, his top four films being Blue Velvet (1986), Possession (1981), The Servant (1963) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Known For
Two strangers, Edith and Richard, are brought into the home of a strange couple, Aloysius and Sebastian. They are faced with bizarre and strenuous scenarios challenging their very being. They must adapt in order to survive.
Aloysius
'Elise' comes to terms with a 'being' that possesses their house, discovering and accepting why they have allowed this presence to linger while overcoming the issues it has imposed on their life.
Mildew
HALCYON is an experimental look into the things that make people human. What is it that you fear? What do you look forward to? What burdens you? Questions everyone has, but not ones everyone has the courage to reveal to the public.
HALCYON
A man is given a letter by a stranger which causes an extreme sense of urgency to get to a very particular location. This is an experimental film that is entirely up to interpretation. The films concept was constructed by all members of the cast and crew.