WARREN, Mich. – Mykola (Mick) Duzyj has produced and directed a semi-animated documentary series titled “Losers” that premiered on Netflix on March 1. The eight-episode series was released in 190 countries and 20 languages.
Mr. Duzyj, son of Andrey and Doris Duzyj of Warren, Mich., attended Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School and Warren-Mott High School, and graduated with a B.A. in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His editorial cartoons and illustrations have appeared in the New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Rolling Stone Magazine and Tennis magazine.
In 2012, he did the animation for “You Don’t Know Bo” for ESPN’s 30 for 30 TV series. He also produced and directed “The Perfect 18” (2014) and “Shining Star of Losers Everywhere” (2016) for ESPN. Shining Star took first place in the Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival, earning Mr. Duzyj an Emmy nomination.
Mykola Duzyj
“Losers” premiered on Netflix on March 1.
The new production, “Losers” tells eight separate stories of athletes in a variety of sports across several continents who were redeemed through their failures. The sports topics include boxing, figure skating, marathon running, curling and dog-mushing in the Iditarod. A mini “red carpet” premier was held in Warren on March 1.
Mr. Duzyj lives in Rhinebeck, N.Y., with his wife, Vanessa Bertozzi, and two sons, Luciano and Rocco.