Movies: Ambient

Beautifully filmed by New Zealand nature photographer Richard Sidey over the past decade around the polar regions, Speechless: The Polar Realm is a visual meditation of light, life, loss and wonder at the ends of the globe. This is the second film i...

A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey returns to the triptych format for a cinematic experience like no other....

A tragic story of a musician taking a bold voyage in the pursuit of creation, ambition, and need. Letting life choose for him, as part of the art itself and coming to terms with his decisions....

Trapped and alone, a young man must confront the pain he's ignored when he finds himself face-to-face with consequence....

Lake gazes down at a still body of water from a birds-eye view, while a group of artists peacefully float in and out of the frame or work to stay at the surface. As they glide farther away and draw closer together, they reach out in collective queer ...

A short documentary about the life work and philosophy of William Blake featuring an interview with John Higgs....

A police officer finds himself worthless as he soon realizes there's no way he could put an end to a businessman associated with running a prostitution ring....

A man struggles to live a normal life after an intruder begins stalking his every move....

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Sonzai Zone is a speculative fiction film on intimacy and loneliness after the normalization of ambient communication media. An unlikely encounter between Yún and Souvd takes place in a near-future where social interactions are largely based on the m...

Confined to an endlessly burning waiting room, a dying sedentary woman experiences herself blurring in and out of her body. In her last remaining fragments she tries to make amends with her spirit before her remaining fragments either decay or create...

An ambient representation of depression with a slowly fading score building towards an uncertain climax....

In the middle of the night, you never know who can be a witness of your decisions......

A space occupies it, awaiting to be unlocked by a freeing action or notion. What lies ahead is its determination....

An atmospheric journey, following the unstoppable forces that shape this world. A story beyond humanity....

Fourth in the IMA Portraits series, this short introduces us to the life and work of electronic/contemporary composer Eliane Radigue. Radigue discusses methods of composition, the challenges and difficulties of live electronic music, as well as biogr...

After a feverish dream, a paralysed dreamer finds themselves trapped within a purgatory of their sleep, as they begin to fuse with their bed. The purgatory begins to refract the dreamers mind, as they are confronted with multiple incarnations of them...

Filmed during the months of June and August 1984 in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Mesa Verde National Park and the Navajo Nation. This program reveals scenes of the lushness of California's summer accompanied by the music of Windham Hill ...

Experience the magic of Tony O'Connor performing live at the Sydney Opera House. Joined by a troupe of fellow musicians, and enhanced by a stunning nature video backdrop, Tony invites you on what reviewers called "a theatre of the senses"....