Director's Works
Oleum VERSUS
VERSUS is a director duo comprising Serbian-Australian, Tanya Babić and Indonesian-Australian, Jason Sukadana. VERSUS is based in Sydney Australia, working across commercials and art locally and worldwide. Meeting at art school, the two bonded over a shared creative approach of combining contemporary art theory with commercial aesthetics. Now known for striking imagery and a commitment to authentic storytelling, VERSUS craft compelling work that combines visual ambition with a trademark elegant sensibility. Their award-winning work includes campaigns for international giants such as Nike, Google, Airbnb, YouTube, Audi and Virgin as well as original commissions from institutions such as Sydney Opera House, Powerhouse and Phoenix Central Park.
Conceived by creative studio, Subversus, ‘Oleum’ has been commissioned by The Sydney Opera House to rethink, reconstruct and reconfigure opera for the screen, in a narrative-driven, experimental and uniquely Australian story- A Sydney Opera. Directed by duo, VERSUS (Tanya Babić and Jason Sukadana), ‘Oleum’ interrogates operatic tropes, transforming them into a contemporary Sydney screen narrative. The film outlines the fragility of human connection and how music universally aids our sensemaking of the world. Featuring alt-rnb star, Maina Doe and frontman of post-punk/hip hop project Shady Nasty, Kevin Stathis with original composition by the internationally acclaimed and genre-defying, Corin Ileto, Oleum serves as a collision point for the gamut of flourishing Sydney creatives.