Private Project

City Dreams

The hazy, meditative exploration of a city: introspective moments of urban life captured through the lens of quiet, dreamlike reflections.

  • Madil Hardis
    Director/Producer
  • Madil Hardis
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Documentary, Short Film, Music Film
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 28, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (GoPro)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography

Madil Hardis is an award-winning audiovisual artist with a background in classical and electronic music, filmmaking and fine art. She has scored films screened at festivals such as Rhode Island International Film Festival, The British Short Film Awards, New Renaissance Film Festival, British Urban Film Festival, and New York Shorts International Film Festival. She was recently awarded Best Soundtrack at Beeston Film Festival for her work on "By Any Other Name" (Slick Films).
Beyond film, she composes for various artistic mediums, including contemporary dance and theatre. Hardis is also a filmmaker, with her work screened internationally and garnering multiple awards. Her short music film "Disintegrate" was selected for the Brussels Independent Film Festival in 2025 and received the Tarkovski Grant.

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Director Statement

I love discovering something in nothing, finding unexpected beauty in the inconspicuous. This film was shot in my current home, London, often while passers-by wondered why I was pointing my lens into a glass front or crouching by a puddle.