The price for freedom
A memorial filled with flags, photographs and flowers. Julian captions the reel “🌻The price for freedom. 🙏”.
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Public posts and published credits
Work
Remembrance, public life and culture in Ukraine.
Post headings describe the subject; they are not confirmed film titles. Dates below are publication dates and durations are rounded from platform metadata.
March for Dialogue and for Defence Reform
Julian’s caption describes a march through Kyiv calling for dialogue and defence reform.
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Christmas
A Christmas reel shared by Julian, with people singing from a vehicle decorated with flags, ribbons and stars.
Watch on FacebookЗ Різдвом Христовим
Film
Films and interviews
From Sydney Film School to Kyiv. Roles as stated in each source.
The Art of Walking (Sztuka chodzenia)
His first film school film, shot on super 16mm for under $4000. Awarded best cinematography, best editing and best composer at the 12th Sydney Film School festival.
Watch on VimeoBattle for the Tarkine
A documentary about Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness. Its production, including the first use in Tasmania of the Shotover K1 aerial camera mount, was itself the subject of the 2016 Flickerfest selection From Above.
Watch his 2013 Save The Tarkine short on VimeoLast Days of Eden
A short directed by Titus Paar.
View credits on IMDbOleh Sentsov
An exclusive wartime interview in Kyiv with the Ukrainian filmmaker, soldier and former political prisoner, recorded for the Australian premiere of his film RHINO.
Watch on VimeoThe Way Home
A short film about the 1932 to 33 Holodomor, directed by Stefan Bugryn, announced to premiere at Flickerfest in Bondi in January 2025.
Read about the premiereJournalism
Writing
Eight bylined articles for Kyiv Post, December 2024 to May 2026, on culture, defence, energy, diplomacy and the information war. The summaries are Kyiv Post’s own standfirsts.
The Territory of Lawlessness
Occupation is not peace. A new Ukrainian report argues that Russian rule in occupied territories is just another battlefield, one where the law and legal institutions have become weaponized.
Read on Kyiv PostUkraine’s Drone War Has Already Rewritten NATO’s Future
Innovation wins wars. That was the message hammered home at the Kyiv Security Forum Defense Technology Forum. Now the West needs to integrate not just Ukrainian experience, but Ukrainians themselves.
Read on Kyiv Post‘The White Book’: Ukraine Launches Guide to Navigating Russian Propaganda Minefield
The new book is offered as a manual for the democratic world.
Read on Kyiv PostAustralia Should Stop Shadowing Allied Sanctions and Start Building Them With Ukraine
Australia has remained the world’s largest importer of third-party products refined from Russian oil, fueling Russia’s war machine.
Read on Kyiv PostUkraine Fights to Keep the Lights On: Takeaways From Emergency Session of Kyiv Security Forum
At the Kyiv Security Forum, leaders praised valiant efforts but set out various measures needed to save Ukraine’s power grid in the face of merciless Russian attacks and a brutal winter ahead.
Read on Kyiv PostDakh Daughters’ Freak Cabaret: Ukraine’s Art of Renewal
Drawing on the past, Dakh Daughters’ music is about more than mere survival; it’s a call for the future.
Read on Kyiv PostKyiv Shows Itself as the Beating Heart of Europe
Bouquet Kyiv Stage Festival in its 8th year, is itself an act of resistance.
Read on Kyiv PostAustralian Foreign Minister Visits Kyiv, Confirms Reopening of Embassy
The announcement comes with the promise of further support and follows criticism within Australia of the government’s slowness to act.
Read on Kyiv PostReporting / Interviews / Footage
Published elsewhere
Credits as described by the publishers. AFUO is the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations.
Australian Bushmasters save lives
AFUO describes Julian as its Kyiv-based Australian Ukrainian reporter, interviewing Ukrainian defenders about Bushmaster vehicles. Published 6 July 2023.
View the publisher’s videoModern-Day Kobzar Performs Songs of Resistance in Russo-Ukrainian War
Kyiv Post credits Julian with conducting an interview with bandurist and soldier Taras Stolyar about military service and cultural resistance. Published 21 March 2024.
View the publisher’s videoDawn Service in Kyiv
The title and description attribute the footage to Julian. The service took place on 25 April 2025; the video was published on 2 May 2025.
View the publisher’s videoHappy New Year 2026
AFUO thanks Julian for capturing and sharing footage of Christmas carollers in Kyiv. Published 2 January 2026.
View the publisher’s videoRHINO charity screening
Sydney Underground Film Festival names Julian as guest programmer for the charity screening on 11 September 2022 at Event Cinemas, George Street, Sydney.
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In the press
Reporting that features Julian or his work.