“Am I a god? Light fills my mind!”
Goethe’s Faust, The First Part of the Tragedy (1808), Scene 4: “Night,” Faust, line 439
„Bin ich ein Gott? Mir wird so licht!“
Ritualistic Pictures, Inc.
Ritualistic Pictures is committed to advancing cinematic art through expressionist storytelling. Our mission is to craft striking, emotionally charged films that delve into the depths of drama, horror, and the experimental—transforming vision into ritual and image into myth.
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Ritualistic Pictures seeks to uncover truth through darkness. We craft expressionist films that dissolve boundaries between horror, drama, and experiment—inviting audiences into immersive rituals of emotion, imagery, and meaning.
Cinema begins in the dark.
Here, in the quiet between breath and shadow, Ritualistic Pictures conjures film as a living ritual—a fusion of myth, emotion, and expressionist vision. Our work emerges from the obscure places where image transcends narrative, where dream becomes texture, and where the human psyche reveals itself through shape, sound, and symbol.
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What you’ll see.
Modus Operandi.
We believe in the power of discomfort, the elegance of shadows, and the beauty of the grotesque.
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With every frame, every word, every sound, we aim to craft worlds that are as strange and unforgettable as the minds behind them.
Electricity meets enigma where shadows ignite.
Two centuries of fascination. Only twice has Lord Byron’s life been fully dramatized. Now, after more than 75 years, his passions, scandals, and legend erupt onto the screen. The first feature-length portrayal of Byron since 1949. ✺
Biography ✺ Romance ✺ Drama
The Obsidian Mirror Trilogy:
A Study in Stone and Shadow
✺ Lightning in the Veins
The notorious life of superstar Lord Byron, a restless poet whose determination to free and find himself in a changing world finds him freeing those oppressed by the same forces.
Biography ✺ Romance ✺ Drama
✺ 360 Degrees of Self-Interest
When a wildfire encircles a disaster-proof museum, a crew of chic billionaire collectors must outlast both flame and flaw, discovering that the fiercest competition is not for art but for who survives being seen.
Comedy ✺ Thriller ✺ Drama
✺ The Geometry of Ruin
In 1870s Halifax, a principled Royal Engineer and a battle-scarred Royal Artillery officer, assigned to complete a coastal fortress, fall reluctantly in love as they unearth a terrifying secret entombed in its walls—one whose revelation could shatter the British Empire.
Horror ✺ Romance ✺ Mystery
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A sinister triptych of films to bring you to your knees and question every belief.
Nothing is ever as it seems. There is always more to be felt than seen. ✺
Our Branding
✺ Theatrical Head Ident
One of three idents (animated logos) used in his films to identify audiovisually Jono Borden’s production house, Ritualistic Pictures, Inc.
This is the Theatrical Head Ident, intended to be displayed before Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. productions screened theatrically.
Its purpose is to introduce projects delivered in-house.
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 1080p, Full HD, 1920 × 1080 pixels
Frame Rate: 30 fps, 6 MB/s
Runtime: 18 seconds
Audio: Stereo, 2 channels, 48000 Hz, 190 KB/s
® & © 2025 Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. All rights reserved.
✺ Product Ident
One of three idents (animated logos) used in his films to identify audiovisually Jono Borden’s production house, Ritualistic Pictures, Inc.
This is the Product Ident, intended to be displayed before Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. productions distributed to other markets in various media, across multiple platforms, and on differing devices.
Its purpose is to introduce projects delivered by and/or for clients and/or outlets other than those controlled in-house.
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 1080p, Full HD, 1920 × 1080 pixels
Frame Rate: 30 fps, 6 MB/s
Runtime: 10 seconds
Audio: Stereo, 2 channels, 48000 Hz, 190 KB/s
® & © 2025 Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. All rights reserved.
✺ Theatrical Tail Ident
One of three idents (animated logos) used in his films to identify audiovisually Jono Borden’s production house, Ritualistic Pictures, Inc.
This is the Theatrical Tail Ident, intended to be displayed after Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. productions screened theatrically.
Its purpose is to conclude projects delivered in-house.
Aspect Ratio: 16:9, 1080p, Full HD, 1920 × 1080 pixels
Frame Rate: 30 fps, 6 MB/s
Runtime: 8 seconds
Audio: Silent/MOS
® & © 2025 Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. All rights reserved.
✺ Visionary Wizard Logo
The flagship identity used in connection with all of his films to identify visually Jono Borden’s production house, Ritualistic Pictures, Inc.
This is the Visionary Wizard Logo, a caricature of Borden himself, intended to be displayed in every Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. production, including on all packaging, correspondence, and promotional material, regardless of screening context or client communication.
Its purpose is to brand projects delivered internally, publicly, professionally, locally, and globally. A mark of quality and endorsement, if this logo is not present, then it is not a genuine Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. venture.
Aspect Ratio: 64:75, 3200 × 3750 pixels, non-standard
® & © 2025 Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. All rights reserved.
✺ Myth Told Through Shadow. ✺ We Summon Stories. ✺ Crafted in Darkness. ✺ Cinema as Invocation. ✺ Cinema Begins in the Dark. ✺
✺ From Darkness, Myth Is Made. ✺ Enter the Ritual. ✺
✺ Frequently Asked Questions. ✺
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Ritualistic Pictures, Inc. is a dark enclave where the boundaries between dream and reality, life and death, bleed into one another. We are an indie film collective devoted to creating immersive, boundary-pushing works that explore the hidden realms of human experience. Our films are conjured in the spirit of collaboration, drawing upon a close-knit family of like-minded artists and creators, who share an obsession with the strange, the haunting, and the unexplainable. View more here and here.
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We create films that evoke the sublime and the disturbing, that linger in the subconscious long after the screen goes dark. Drama, horror, and experimental cinema are our tools of choice—each frame carefully sculpted, each story unfolding like an incantation. Our works delve into the depths of human nature, exploring themes of the occult, madness, isolation, and transformation. View more here.
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Founded and run by Jono Borden, Ritualistic Pictures is a collective—a coven of filmmakers, writers, actors, and artists bound by a shared vision and an unrelenting commitment to authenticity. Like the Dreamlanders before us, we work in an intimate, collaborative environment where each voice is heard and every vision is respected. There are no “leaders,” only those who share a common ritual. View more here.
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Our films are not simply to be watched—they are to be experienced, felt, and inhabited. We invite you into our darkened world where the boundaries of reality fade, and the unspoken is given voice. We will make you uncomfortable, make you question, and make you think. To watch our films is to step into a ritual, one that transcends mere entertainment and becomes an exploration of the unseen forces that shape us all. View more here.
“Our battle, our struggle, is to create art. Our weapon is the moving picture. Because we have the moving picture, our paintings will grow and recede; our poetry will be shadows that lengthen and conceal; our light will play across living faces that laugh and agonize; and our music will linger and finally overwhelm because it will have a context as certain as the grave. We are scientists engaged in the creation of memory, but our memory will neither blur nor fade.”
„Bin ich ein Gott? Mir wird so licht!“
“Am I a god? Light fills my mind!”
Goethe’s Faust, The First Part of the Tragedy (1808), Scene 4: “Night,” Faust, line 439