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On The Surface

On The Surface

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 1, 2021

Runtime

0h 4m

Genres

Animation

User Score

50%

Original Title

On The Surface

Director

Fan Sissoko

Description

‘On The Surface’ is a 4mn animation about a young Black woman who 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. Soon her swimming eases. Being in the wild and facing her fears is helping her heal.