Director's Works
Magliano, Maglianic Tom Hardiman
Ingenious writer and director, Tom Hardiman’s flair for avant-garde storytelling relayed using acute technical prowess have established him as a rising filmmaker to watch.
‘Medusa Deluxe’ (Somesuch x MUBI for A24) was released to critical plaudits, and wracked up multiple award nominations, including at the BFI London Festival; Sitges Festival; BIFAs, Sao Paolo Festival, and the London’s Critics Circle Awards.
As a commercials director, Tom’s editorial-primed eye elevated his piece ‘Bar Luce’ for Prada and Vogue. He’s additionally shot adverts for Mercedes and XL Records.
Tom pioneered made-to-measure camera effects for his Mura Masa videos, a distinctive stop motion style for Prada, a body morph effect for tUnE-yArDs, and a hybridised animation style for ‘Pitch Black Panacea’ which premiered at the Clermont-Ferranc International Short Film Festival in 2019.
Tom originally came to prominence via ‘Radical Hardcore’, a short for Dazed, which was selected by Lynne Ramsay for her ‘Electric Shorts’ series, qualifying it for the London Short Film Festival and the BFI’s Network Picks. He’s presently writing two new features between commercial projects.
Maglianic is a fashion short film depicting 7 minutes in Magliano heaven set on a ferry drifting through a single, dreamlike evening. Trading the traditional catwalk for cinema, the film follows a cast of eccentric characters as they navigate shared, temporary spaces. The camera moves like a curious observer, passing through fragments of conversation, moments of intimacy and quiet ritual, as if the ship itself were alive. The unconventional setting perfectly reflects the collection’s theme of a 'sabbatical moment.' Drawing inspiration from temporary living and poetic camping. The film culminates at dawn, as the cast emerges onto the deck, revealing the collection in motion against the morning mist.
