PHENOMENA

AUSTRALIA | 2026 | COLOR | DCP | 86’ | ENGLISH

Get ready to trip out! Designed to be appreciated on the largest screen possible and under ideal audiovisual conditions, Josef Gatti's spectacular documentary offers the purest hallucinogenic journey—a rare sensory experience achieved exclusively with the help of the alchemies and mysteries of the nature around us. Combining scientific observation with ecstatic spectacle, "Phenomena" attempts to capture the invisible laws that govern the universe. Without a trace of digital effects or artificial intervention, it focuses on handcrafted natural experiments—from the vibration of waves and electromagnetic fields to the "choreographed" allure of bubbles and micro-matter. The screen pulsates and bursts, images dive into incredible oceans of colour, dissolving into imaginative shapes and unfathomable optical illusions, transforming the microscopic into something majestic and cosmic. Accompanied by the sounds of Nils Frahm and Rival Consoles, who provide the deeply evocative soundtrack, the documentary becomes a psychedelic dive into the architecture of nature, reminding us that the wonder of creation lies in the most ordinary, smallest, unseen detail. Thodoris Karamanolis

DIRECTOR: Josef Gatti
SCREENWRITERS: Josef Gatti, Joseph Nizeti
DoP: Josef Gatti
EDITORS: Johanna Scott, Josef Gatti

JOSEF GATTI
Josef Gatti is a director and cinematographer working in the Australian film and music industries + emerging online formats.

FILMOGRAPHY
2026 Phenomena