Private Project

Disintegrate

A raw and visceral exploration of a woman's heartbreak, exposing the depths of her vulnerability as love falls apart.

  • Madil Hardis
    Director/Producer
  • Mathias Falcone
    Director of Photography
  • Madil Hardis
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Experimental, Music
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 26, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • 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

'Disintegrate' is based on a track from my acclaimed 2023 album 'Natural Darkness'. The song and visuals echo the shattered pieces of a broken relationship, leaving behind a desolate landscape of memories, with the female protagonist retreating into a primal state, a cocoon of pain.