CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 0h 7m

The Water Will Carry Us Home

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Through living ritual and stop motion animation, this short tells the story of stolen Africans who are thrown off a slave ship whilst sailing through the Middle Passage. Upon falling into the sea, the unimaginable happens when mermaids, who dwell in these waters, save their spirits.

Directed byGabrielle Tesfaye

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 7m
Language
EN
Released
December 31, 2018

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Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Gabrielle Tesfaye

Creative team
Directed by
Gabrielle Tesfaye
Written by
Gabrielle Tesfaye

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