Cinema beyond borders, from Montréal, since 1989.
Artesian Films
An artesian well needs no pump. Deep underground, pristine water rises under its own pressure, finding its way to the surface. Our films emerge much the same way, drawing hidden stories into the light.
Founded in 1989 by filmmaker Tamás Wormser, Artesian Films explores universal human experiences across cultures and generations, revealing their physical, emotional, spiritual and social dimensions.
From Faces of the Hand, a poetic reflection on the human hand, to Touched by Water, a journey through bathing rituals around the world, our documentaries seek the extraordinary in the everyday.
- 70+Countries where our films have screened
- 50+Countries where they were broadcast
- 140+Festival selections
- 27Countries we filmed in
In production
Canada / Hungary
Images
Between Us
A feature documentary by Tamás Wormser
For forty years, photojournalist Antal Wormser documented everyday life in socialist Hungary, leaving behind approximately 70,000 negatives. Decades later, his son turned the camera toward his parents in their final years. Images Between Us follows images across three generations, exploring what they preserve, transform and transmit of those we love.
Our films
The HatA Fellini-esque fiction film about a hat mysteriously lost in cinema.
PrometheusA short experimental film based on the myth of Prometheus.
Lama Geshe KenrabA short documentary about a Buddhist monk from Tibet sent to Montreal by the Dalai Lama to found a temple.
Hippo SapiensA short experimental documentary on racing horses.
What they said
A testament to our insatiable human desire to chase beauty around every corner.
Fascinating eye-opener… filled to the brim with good songs.
Wormser has a way of showing us the beauty beyond what is ostensibly ordinary, while illuminating our intricate relationship to H₂O.
An extraordinarily moving work that reveals poetry and wonder in the everyday world.
The filmmaker
Tamás Wormser
Tamás Wormser is a Montréal-based filmmaker whose work spans documentary, fiction and experimental cinema, exploring identity, cultural traditions and unconventional lives. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he immigrated to Canada in 1986 and studied film production at Concordia University, where he later completed an MFA in Cinematic Arts. He founded Artesian Films in 1989.
His breakthrough documentary, Faces of the Hand (1995), a poetic reflection on the human hand, reached audiences in over 40 countries. His subsequent films include The Ring (1998), an experimental fiction; Step Up! (2001), about a dancer who lost a foot and went on to perform with Mikhail Baryshnikov; and The Ball of Their Lives (2003), exploring Hungarian-Canadian debutante traditions.
Contact
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