Partnering with his physics teacher father, the filmmaker embarks on a fantastical journey where the universe opens up in all its glory and magic. This film contains sequences that may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. ⍟ World Premiere
Director: Josef Gatti
Runtime: 86
Fest Year: 2026
A filmmaker and his physics teacher father set out to look at our centuries-old universe in a way that’s new and awe-inspiring. Despite how improbable this sounds, he succeeds. The duo creates patterns and images that can easily be described in terms of drug-induced hallucinations and altered states, but the biggest wonder of Phenomena is that it is all true and “real.” Using stunning cinematography and music, and playing with energy, magnetism, electricity, and matter, Josef Gatti makes a cinematic experience that washes over the viewer. Through its immeasurable vastness, the film makes the audience aware of the insignificant space they occupy in this endless ocean of awe. (BC)