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Mizuko (Water Child)

Directed by Katelyn Rebelo, Kira Dane

Japan, USA
shorts
English, Japanese
Subtitled
2019
15 mins

International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam, 2020
SXSW 2020

Through Super8, watercolor, and stop-motion animation, the concept of “mizuko” (water child), a special name in Japan for the children that never make it to birth, is explored in this meditation on the aftermath of an abortion.

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