Björk: Biophilia Live, the documentary film capturing the multidimensional concert centered on Björk’s eighth studio album, Biophilia, makes its North American theatrical debut at the IFC Center in New York City today. The film made its European debut at the Czech Republic’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival earlier this year, after which Variety praised the film as “a captivating record of an artist in full command of her idiosyncratic powers.” The New York Times calls it a "wonderland of space, nature, and song." At selected screenings the documentary When Björk Met Attenborough will screen alongside Björk: Biophilia Live. Watch a trailer for the film below. For more information, including screening details, visit biophiliathefilm.com.

The film documents the live show based on Biophilia, the multi-disciplinary, multimedia exploration of the intersection of music, nature and technology first released in 2011 as an album and suite of apps which NPR called “astounding.” The intimate Biophilia performance, which premiered in 2011 in what the Wall Street Journal called a “magical evening,” finds Björk accompanied by unique musical instruments, collaborators and visuals. “To bring the manifold ideas of her Biophilia app/album/educational series/multimedia experience to life,” Pitchfork writes, “[Björk is] accompanied by an all-female Icelandic choir, a dazzling set of nature films, and a variety of custom-made instruments, including a Tesla coil that descends from the ceiling. In short, it’s … mind-blowing.” UK screenings of the film will be announced Monday, August 18.

Directors Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland, unique voices in their own right, film Björk live in performance and augment her music with animation created by top designers. The film, produced by Jacqui Edenbrow/Gloria Films, also features science and nature archive and found footage inspired by the themes of the album, which explore the relationships between musical structures and natural phenomena—atomic, cellular and cosmic. The infinitely creative journey presents a culmination of work that represents one of the most original musical endeavors of a generation.

To pick up a copy of the Biophilia album in the US, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include a free MP3 download of the complete album at checkout.