Project Detail

Body of Water

Name: Body of Water
Director: Lucy Brydon
Genre: Woman Director, Drama
Released: 2020
Duration: 95 min

Synopsis

Stephanie, a woman in her mid-thirties, is trying to overcome chronic anorexia in order to re-establish her relationship with her daughter, Pearl. Pearl now lives with Stephanie's mother, Susan, and her fiancee Annette. The burden of Stephanie's illness puts pressure on their relationship, with Pearl angry at her mother but also hopeful that Stephanie is getting better. Stephanie is also challenged by a tension quietly simmering between herself and Susan, while attempts to find solace in a relationship with her nurse, Shaun, invite more turmoil.
BODY OF WATER explores how women self-identify in a world that presents us with constantly conflicting perceptions of what it is to be female. It examines the destructive nature of eating disorders and body dysmorphia within a narrative film framework.

Details

Year: 2020
Type of project: Features
Running time: 95 min
Director: Lucy Brydon 1st Feature
Producer: Dan Cleland, Jeannette Sutton
Co-Producer: Matt Wilson
Executive Producer: Ian Davies, Denery Fenouil, Charlie Moretti
Editor: Erline O'Donovan-Clarke; VFX Editor: Sam Hodge
Screenwriter: Lucy Brydon
Director of Photography: Darran Bragg
Production Designer: Sarah Jenneson
Composer: Rory Sutton
Principal cast: Sian Brooke, Amanda Burton, Fabienne Piolini-Castle, Nick Blood
Film Title Note: FKA Sicker

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Lions Den Films (UK), Boudica Films (UK), Bright Shadow Films (HK) production, commissioned by Microwave, a Film London initiative. Supported by BBC Films and BFI

Lions Den Films

Dan Cleland

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