On the Surface
Fan Sissoko
Ada, a young Black woman, goes swimming in the Icelandic sea and reflects on her experience of having a baby in a country that feels nothing like home. As she enters the freezing water, she relives her traumatic pregnancy and postnatal depression. She tries to find ease and healing by facing her fears in the wild.
This short film has been part of the programme Shorts: Through the Eyes of Others at the Movies that Matter Festival 2022.
Credits
- Director
- Fan Sissoko
- Producer
- Fan Sissoko, Cary McQueen
- Year
- 2021
- Country of production
- Iceland, United States, Mali
- Type
- Animation, Short
- Duration
- 4 minutes
- Spoken language
- English
- Production company
- Art With Impact
- World Sales
- Sudu Connexion