Madil Hardis

Evocative Audiovisual Art.

Madil Hardis is an award-winning audiovisual artist with a background in classical and electronic music, filmmaking, performance, and fine art. With raw honesty and vulnerability, her creations navigate the emotional landscapes of isolation, connection, and self-discovery, encapsulating feelings without words.Her compositional practice encompasses a range of media, including film, theatre, contemporary dance, and immersive works.Madil's compositions are a hypnotic blend of acoustic and electronic elements as well as original sample manipulation. She is known for her 3-octave vocal range and a mastery of unique sonic textures and otherworldly soundscapes. Her music ranges from introspective and atmospheric to grandiose and climactic, and has been described as ethereal, evocative and haunting.She is also a creator of experimental video and performance pieces, and regularily collaborates as a guest vocalist both in the studio and on stage.

Selected Composition Works

photo by Deborah Jaffe

In Development / Production

Vagabund (feature, post-production) by Jan Wilde

Echoes Of Time (live performance installation, in development) by Scarlett Perdereau
^{R&D performances at Pegasus Theatre Oxford, Kunsbanken Contemporary Arts Centre,
Nordic VR Forum (Norway), SOUND/IMAGE Festival (University of Greenwich)}

Not Here Nor There (contemporary dance) by Manon Servage
^{upcoming residency at Orsolina28}

[Currently Untitled] (contemporary dance, in development) by Blue Makwana
^{supported by Sadler's Wells}

All At Fault (short film series, in development) by Melody Mehryan

Hypocrisis (contemporary dance, in development) by Olivia Grassot

Breathe (performance art/opera, in development) with Sam Morris
^{R&D performance at Chisenhale Dance Space}

I Have My Father's Feet (short, post-production) by Alexandria Daniels

Timeswiper (short, post-production) by Forest Sebastian

Completed

The Schism & The Butterfly (short, 2026) by Joseph Taglieri

An Atomic Relationship (feature, 2026) by Izaäk Niculescu

the scent of memories (short, 2026) by Josh Weissbach

Unbreak The Pieces Of Me (contemporary dance, 2026) with Nandita Shankardass
^{performed at Chisenhale Dance Space}

Ringing (contemporary dance, 2026) with Melissa Rayne
^{performed at Chisenhale Dance Space}

Remi Milligan: Lost Director (feature, 2025) by Samuel Lodato / Lodato Studios
^{'Madil Hardis's original music for the film is a spot-on complement for Lodato's storytelling' (Richard Propes, The Independent Critic)}
^{Watch on Amazon}

Baby Bird (short, 2026) by Aris Liang

Patience (short, 2025) by Adrian Hernandez
^Watch ^Listen

The Voiceless (short doc, 2025) by Alan Lau
^{premiered at the prestigious international photojournalism festival Visa pour l'Image}

Reverie – a dream of autoimmunity (binaural soundscape, 2025) by Joanna Holland
^{shown at Attenborough Arts Centre, Yarmonics Sound Festival and online with DASH/Disability Arts Online, funded by Arts Council England}
^{Audience voices:
“It was so scary in parts that I had to open my eyes just to be reassured!”
“I was enveloped by the sound.”
“So eerie – I was convinced that there was a woman standing right behind me, whispering to me!”}

Dragon and Me (short, 2025) by Alexey Kashpersky (co-composed with Michael Hyman)

Gardener’s Planet (feature, 2025) by Thomas Quain

The Leaves Will Fall Again (studio album, 2025) by Keilan Luke Morrissey and Madil Hardis
^Listen

Unhoused (short, 2025) by Barbara Ford Grant
^{premiered at Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival}

Pugilistic Soul (short, 2025) by Mike Noel
^Listen

Come Along for the Ride (play, 2025) by Iris Sowlat and Ranjani Prabhakar / Eco.Logic

Golden Hour (short, 2025) by Aru Bertayeva

Sun Moon Rising (three-channel film installation, 2025) by Aileen Ye
^{Watch Trailer}

Glauben (dance film, 2025) by Carmine De Amicis, featuring Rebecca Bassett-Graham and
Salvatore De Simone
^Watch

My Boys and all their Noise (short doc, 2024) by Oliver Lin

Tanzt (contemporary dance, stage work & film, 2024) by PCK DANCE
^{performed live at Ballet Nights 006 (Cadogan Hall, 2024)}
^{'The vibrant soprano voice of Madil Hardis was just one of the arresting features of a superb duet called Tanzt' (The Arts Desk)}
^{'A terrific voice' (The Spy in the Stalls)}
^Watch

In Full Bloom (short doc, 2024) by Deniz Gonel

Reverie (EP, 2024)
^Listen

Blowback (short, 2024) by Ahmed Elhennawy
^Listen

Melatonin (short, 2024) by Richard Reiter
^Watch ^Listen

Visionary Sadness (studio album, 2024)
^{'A captivating blend of electronic textures and ethereal vocals that push the boundaries of conventional music' (Amplify the Noise)}
^Listen

Future First (play, 2024) by Stacie Bates / Assembled Moments

Threnody (short, 2024) by Isaias Badilla

Crave (short, 2024) by Jack Birrell

Safie (short, 2023) by Ava Galli

Sour (short, 2023) by Oliver Lin and Jacob De Gaetano

Ill Fares The Land (short, 2023) by Patrick Ireland
^{'A beautiful haunting score' (Indie Film Critics)}
^{'Like an echo through time of great love followed by even greater, gut-wrenching loss' (Onyx Music Reviews)}
^{'Huge commendations go to Madil Hardis for the dramatic music' (UK FILM REVIEW)}
^{★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Indie Shorts Mag: Best Short Film of the Year 2023
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Indie Film Critics}
^{Watch on Amazon} ^Listen

Natural Darkness (studio album, 2023)
^{'A truly mind-stirring and reflective experience' (ReGen Magazine)}
^{'A mesmerising collection of ethereal, melancholic moods' (The Electricity Club)}
^{First single 'To The Heart' placed in the top 10 of the German Alternative Charts}
^{'A beautiful and mesmerizing single that showcases Madil Hardis’ exceptional talent as both a vocalist and composer' (RetroSynth Records)}
^Listen

By Any Other Name (short, 2023) by Daniel Deville
^{produced by Academy Award® winning production company Slick Films}
^{BAFTA/BIFA qualified with over 30 awards including Grand Prix Best Screenplay at
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival}
^{Winner Best Soundtrack 2024, Beeston Film Festival}
^{Nominee Best Music 2023, Top Indie Film Awards}
^Listen

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Selected Visual Works

City Dreams (short, 2026)
^{The hazy, meditative exploration of a city: introspective moments of urban life captured through the lens of quiet, dreamlike reflections.}
^Watch

Disintegrate (short, 2024)
^{A raw and visceral exploration of a woman's heartbreak, exposing the depths of her vulnerability.}
^Watch

Visionary Sadness (music video, 2024)
^Watch

Natural Darkness (music video, 2023)
^Watch

Five Moments (short, 2022)
^{An experimental music short film drama about the loss of a loved one, featuring live-on-set recorded art songs.}

Belly (short, 2022)
^{An experimental short film about body image and dysmorphia.}

Driven (music video, 2021)
^Watch

Sound Experiments (short videos, 2021-2025)
^Watch

Sacrifice (short, 2020) directed by Mathias Falcone, written and produced by Madil Hardis
^{A dark experimental short film drama, centred around two young women between self-destruction and survival.}
^Watch

Wild Eyes (music video, 2020) with and for Ashbury Heights, directed by Madil Hardis
^Watch

Summers Lost (music video, 2020)
^Watch

Slow Kill (music video, 2020)
^Watch