Sidney Majurie

Born in Newburgh, New York, Sidney Majurie had in interest in writing and science fiction at a very young age. It wasn't until a class assignment in his second grade class that he realized he had a talent for writing. His first story, "Mortgage Monster," a short story about a monster that eats a family's home after they failed to pay their mortgage, received accolades from his teacher and class. Reading classic science fiction from writers, H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Phillip K. Dick, became his favorite pastime. But his biggest early influence was definitely the classic episodes of The Twilight Zone created by Rod Serling. By the time he reached middle school, he was writing his own episodes of the show but he wasn't yet ready to share his works. It wasn't until another class project for his 8th grade English class that Sidney became confident enough to debut his talent. The three-part short story, Rambam: Man of Action gave him school-wide fame. It was an action comedy that parodied the Rambo movies but with a science fiction element and real drama. In high school, his writing flourished and he began to get awards and accolades from such organizations as Who's Who Among American High School Students. This is the time where he decided to start writing a novel that would likely define his career and future. The Masters Plan is a science fiction epic from which Sidney draws many of his project ideas, including his new short, "The Looking." After receiving a minor AA degree in Mass Communications, he decided to further his education with a BFA in Digital Movie Production from The International Academy of Design and Technology. This is where he fleshed out many of his former stories into a science fiction anthology called "The Parallel Realm" from which most of the short films he wrote and directed from college originated. Short films such as "Game of Life", "Final Passage", and "The Looking" were all designed as episodes of his ode to The Twilight Zone. Sidney has worked on many projects for Dark Harvest Productions; collaborating with the talented and award winning director, Robert Kreh. He has worn countless "hats" in each production including cinematographer, sound design, special effects and digital effects and so on, but his passion is for writing and directing. His first major solo project was the stylish comic book themed vampire fantasy feature film, "Blood Song." Taking a page from the director Robert Rodriguez's approach to his first feature, "El Mariachi," Sidney decided that if he was to get the project finished with a doable budget, he would have to handle most aspects of creating the film himself. So he was his own DP, sound designer, music composer, special effects supervisor, digital effects supervisor, animator, editor, wardrobe department, and yes, writer and producer. This film proved to bring a wealth of experience for him as a filmmaker. The budget of the film ended up being roughly $600! Although the film certainly suffered from this approach, it proved to be an excellent showcase of his talents to potential production houses and studios of his ability as a writer and director, and his ability to complete such an enormous task with a meager budget virtually on his own. Sidney is currently, as of December 2011, preparing "The Looking" to be pitched as a sci-fi action television series to major networks and cable, as well a hitting the festival circuit with his independent feature fantasy comic book film, "Blood Song."