Water Children (2011)
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.
Director: Aliona van der Horst
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Tomoko Mukaiyama as Herself |
| Production | Frank van den Engel | Producer |
| Production | Jorinde Sorée | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Maasja Ooms | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tomoko Mukaiyama | Music |
| Editing | Aliona van der Horst | Editor |
| Editing | Maasja Ooms | Editor |
| Directing | Aliona van der Horst | Director |
| Writing | Aliona van der Horst | Story |
