Film
Water Children
2011 · 1h 15m · Documentary
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- 7.3
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Overview
As a film about fertility, Water Children is an ode to womanhood and the body Filmmaker Aliona van der Horst followed the trail of the unconventional Dutch-Japanese pianist and artist Tomoko Mukaiyama who made a huge work of art on the theme of womanhood and fertility. She created a cathedral-like space out of twelve thousand white silk dresses in which visitors, as in a ritual, roamed around and fell silent. And where people confessed intimate details about children who were or were not born, about sexuality and life-choices. This resulted in a majestic epic about motherhood, miscarriages and menopause. In a visual and poetic way, the film penetrates into what is probably still one of the greatest of taboos, menstruation, and, as a consequence, touches upon universal themes around life and death.
Cast
Crew
- Aliona van der HorstEditor · Director · Story
- Frank van den EngelProducer
- Jorinde SoréeExecutive Producer
- Maasja OomsDirector of Photography · Editor
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 14, 2011
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
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