Feature Documentary: 86 mins

SANDBOX FILMS and SCREEN AUSTRALIA present in association with VICSCREEN a GATTI and MASHUP PICTURES production “PHENOMENA”
featuring JOSEF GATTI music by NILS FRAHM original score by RIVAL CONSOLES editors JOHANNA SCOTT, JOSEF GATTI
director of photography JOSEF GATTI cinematographer MARTINE WOLFF associate producer MARCUS WRIGHT
co-producer DR. NIRAJ LAL, MAIP, SMIEEE; co-writer and co-producer JOSEPH NIZETI
executive producers JESSICA HARROP, CAITLIN MAE BURKE, JAD ABUMRAD produced by ROB INNES
written, directed, and produced by JOSEF GATTI

Phenomena made it’s world premiere at True False Film Festival 2026, followed by it’s European premiere at CPH:DOX.

We’ve since screened at Sydney Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, DC/DOX, and Docs Ireland.

At AFO Olomouc, PHENOMENA won both the Audience Award as well as Best Science Communication, International Competition.

We’re on the road currently, screening across USA, EU, and AUS. For upcoming screening dates visit our website phenomena.film

FESTIVALS

TRUE / FALSE Film Fest, United States
CPH:DOX, Denmark
Docsville, Belgium
AFO, Czechia (audience award winner)
Sydney Film Festival, Australia
DC/DOX, USA
Sheffield Docfest, United Kingdom
Docs Ireland, Ireland

SYNOPSIS

PHENOMENA, 87 min (2026)
Sandbox Films, Screen Australia, VIC Screen

A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe, guided by a filmmaker and his immersive practical experiments. Captured entirely by camera with no visual effects or artifice, the unfolding awe-inspiring hyper-real imagery is elevated by music from legendary Nils Frahm and an ethereal electronic original score by Rival Consoles.