crystal island

An art house style documentary inspired by films like Baraka and Koyaanisqatsi.

Crystal Island (UK) is a standout indie film by Ross Silcocks, now confirmed to have won "Best Film Essay" at Climax Madrid 2024 and Faro Portugal 2025 alongside Best Dance Film and Best Soundtrack at Lonely Wolf 2023. Its Thailand-shot, zero-budget production and nature-centric narrative have earned it critical and festival acclaim, marking Ross as a rising cinematic voice for nature.

SYNOPSIS

A film to be felt, not watched. "Crystal Island" is an exploration of humanity's deep-seated bond with the natural world. Silcocks prompts us to delve into the depth of our individual emotional landscapes, to confront our egos, our capacity for love, surrender and letting go.

zero budget

Crystal Island was created on a zero budget. It was an important principle of production to not include any exchange of money for the production of this movie. It’s open knowledge that if the film gains revenue it will be split with the cast and crew.

DIRECTORS background

Ross Silcocks has over a decade of video production experience in producing and directing films. At 14 years old Ross won an award for his first animation film. Ross' company Entirety Labs shines in filming global festivals and music events like Tomorrowland and Reading.

location

It was important for the energy of the film to be captured in this one single place which if you’ve been there you will know it tells a story of its own. A short dream sequence involving the Elephant was shot elsewhere in Thailand.

where can i see the film?

Crystal Island remains private due to being showcased at film festivals. If you have a private screening idea you can get in touch by emailing - crystalislandmovie@gmail.com

SOUNDTRACK review

“Crystal Island is underscored by an experimental and worldly soundscape that elevates the movie into realms of the sublime, it allows the space for something quite mesmerising. Featherlight vocal harmonies meeting the depths of oceans allowing us to feel the emotional resonance frame by frame.”

ALEX PEREZ - LWFF

MAIN SCORE

Estas Tonne
Dominique Zuniga
DOCETISM

directed by

ross silcocks

"Ross emerges as a promising new voice in cinema, harnessing the power of film to explore our intimate connection with the natural world and the depth of our own emotional landscapes. Grade A filmmaking.”
ALEX PEREZ, LONELY WOLF FILM FESTIVAL

cast & crew

Ross Silcocks
Mud People - Aura Canela (editor), Ofer Rosenthal (genius)
Ecstatic Dance - Antonio Gramegna (co-direct)
Underwater Sea Dance - Francisco Borge & Geraldín Acevedo España
Sea Dance & Jungle - Aurellie Zaghas - Oraya Movement
Water Therapy - Davide D’Agostino, Vilena Vilena
Water Dance - Dolores Dewhurst Marks & Sasha Dodo
Sea Scream - Seville:Lives
Trash Beach - Anastasiia Stovba
Water God - Alfred Charles
Bird man - Alexander Michael Rubzowa
Waterfall & Mud - Nicole Radtke
Mangrove Healing - Knina Chatuchinda
Storm Goddess - Roxanne Noor
Dead Palm - Monica Lynn
Mongolian Throat SInger - Ulaach Ulaachtiran
Dance - Emiliano Onorati, Ageliki Papadopoulou, Julio Armada
Esctatic Interview - Sandesh
House interview - Moo
MUSIC
Estas Tonne & One Heart Family - https://www.instagram.com/estastonne
Docetism - https://www.instagram.com/docetismnichts
Dominique Zuninga - https://www.instagram.com/zemsway.of.earth
Cody Canyon - https://www.instagram.com/codycanyon1/
Mala - https://www.instagram.com/maladmz
Haelos - https://www.instagram.com/haelos/
Key Era - https://www.instagram.com/key_era_music
Aleceo - https://www.instagram.com/aleceo_music
Mose - https://www.instagram.com/mosemusica/
Applefish - https://www.instagram.com/applefishspace/
River Roots - https://www.instagram.com/riverrootsband/
Zola Dubnikova - www.instagram.com/zoladubnikova
Julio Armada
Veronica Olariu
Letizia Luā Marat
Damla Özçelik
AUM Sound healing centre
Jakkra Brande
Phangan community garden
Vashek Kujeera
Gordon Dreger
Fernblick Villa
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