Return to Water
2025, English. Directed by Kate Malyon.
At the Walpole Tidal Pool in Margate, England, a swimmer reflects on how water becomes a space for transformation and self-discovery. As the tides shift and the pool appears and disappears, so too does their visibility and understanding of their gender identity - sometimes opaque, sometimes clear. Through swimming in the sea, the boundaries between body and environment soften, offering a way to understand queerness as expansive, fluid, and deeply connected to place
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- 0h 5m
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- English
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- 25 October 2025
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- Sé Malaïka Nomyo
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Return to Water (2025) was directed by Kate Malyon.