Please Do Not Parabolic - award-winning feature documentary

Please Do Not Parabolic is a multi award-winning feature-length documentary by Canadian filmmaker Perry Mark Stratychuk, blending experimental sound design, avant-garde music, and cinematic essay in the spirit of Chris Marker and Maya Deren. Shot entirely on an iPhone 7+, the film offers a fragmented, poetic view of life in China through expatriate eyes, captured just before the onset of the global pandemic.

At its core is enigmatic musical artist Pim Zond, whose influences in noise music, ambient composition, and sound art shape the film’s immersive audio landscape. Through layered visuals, philosophical narration, and nonlinear structure, Please Do Not Parabolic explores themes of displacement, perception, and sonic identity—blurring the boundaries between documentary and dream.

Perfect for fans of experimental cinema, sound-driven storytelling, and cross-cultural art films, this documentary stands as a bold meditation on place, memory, and the invisible rhythms that connect them. Now available for streaming, it remains a striking example of mobile filmmaking and independent creative vision

Shot on location in China, Japan, and Canada. Produced by Perry Mark Stratychuk and Jayn Huang.

Directed, photographed, and edited by Perry Mark Stratychuk

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Running time: 81:00

Awards:

• Documentary Achievement Award - Black Swan International Film Festival 2022
• Outstanding Achievement Documentary - Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards 2022
• Mobile Film Award - Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards 2022
• Certificate of Achievement / Documentary - World Film Carnival Singapore
• Certificate of Achievement / Mobile Film - World Film Carnival Singapore
• Nominations for Best Documentary and Best Original Score - Rome Prisma Film Awards 2022
• Special Selection Documentary - Eastern European Film Festival 2022