Tom Zubrycki

Tom Zubrycki (born in London, England, in 1946) is an Australian documentary filmmaker. He is "widely respected as one of Australia's leading documentary filmmakers", according to the The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. His films on social, environmental and political issues have won international prizes and have been screened around the world. He is an active member of the Australian Directors Guild and lectures in the Open Program of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

Zubrycki was born in the UK. His father was Jerzy Zubrzycki, a university academic credited as one of the main architects of the Australian government’s policy on multiculturalism. The family migrated to Australia in 1955, where he attended St Edmunds College, Canberra ACT Australia; Australian National University, Canberra; and University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Apart from making films, Zubrycki is also a teacher of documentary. Between 2003 and 2008 he lectured in documentary at University of Technology, Sydney, and since 2010 he has been teaching documentary masterclasses in the Open Program of Australian Film, Television and Radio School. He is actively involved in the Australian Directors Guild and was for several years on the board. He is also on the committee of Ozdox, the Australian documentary film makers forum, and Screen Cafe at Riverside Theatre in Parramatta.

After finishing a degree in sociology, Zubrycki entered the video access movement making short ‘process’ videos using black and white porta-paks with Sydney-based community groups and trade unions. These were his first visual documentary projects and included We Have To Live With It (1974) and Fig Street Fiasco (1974). They were made in the tradition of the Canadian Challenge for Change scheme, that had a specific purpose in empowering communities and giving them a voice. The videos were shown in town halls, community centers and people's houses in a period before domestic video players were available.

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