The Water of the Womb
A SHORT FILM BY BARIŞ ULUSOY ━ 10 MINS ━ NARRATIVE DRAMA
ELECTRONIC PRESS KITA young photographer, haunted by his memories and fears, is driven to reconcile his loss and move forward when he learns he is about to go blind.
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Australia
Victoria, Australia
00:09:30
4K - Colour - Digital
Dolby Surround 5:1
/ 2.0 Stereo
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Still from The Water of the Womb (2023). Cinematography by Bonita Carzino.
Director’s Statement
The Water of the Womb (2023) is the consequence of a deeply personal journey of self exploration in the wake of great loss. An urgent and impulsive response to the oppression of circumstance that has long defined my life, and my art.
The formative years of my creative journey were spent as a child by my mothers side as she rehearsed for community theatre productions, stories told my the women who lived them.
In my own practice I have often looked inward, or to my community for inspiration. This project has been the culmination of a journey of reconciling my own grief and loss, both of someone I love, and of my sight. Of my muse, and of my tools for creation.
Our protagonist grapples to understand the pain within themselves, and stoically faces the reality of their medical diagnosis. Things ultimately beyond their control, I must continue, in honour of those that brought me here.
This project was brought to life thanks to the nurture of many talented and dedicated creatives, dear friends, and family, without whom I could not have completed this work.
━ Barış Ulusoy, Director
Still from The Water of the Womb (2023). Cinematography by Bonita Carzino.
Barış Ulusoy as Ramiz, on the set of The Water of the Womb (2023). Photograph by Erhan Tirli (2022).
Barış Ulusoy as Ramiz, on the set of The Water of the Womb (2023). Photograph by Erhan Tirli (2022).
Cinematographer Bonita Carzino, and Davut Ulusoy as Optometrist, on the set of The Water of the Womb (2023). Photograph by Erhan Tirli (2022).
Barış Ulusoy as Ramiz, and Cem Ulusoy as Young Ramiz, on the set of The Water of the Womb (2023). Photograph by Erhan Tirli (2022).
TRAILER
Cast & Crew
Ramiz
Optometrist
Young Ramiz
Young Mother
Hospital Mother
Optometry Patients
Baby Ramiz
Writer and Director
Producers
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designer
Sound Design, Mix and Music
Production Manager
1st Assistant Director
Location Manager
Make-Up Artist
Gaffer
1st Camera Assistants
Colourist
Visual Effects Artist
Sound Recordists
Art Assistants
BTS Photographer
Stills Photographer
Barış Ulusoy
Davut Ulusoy
Cem Ulusoy
Chananchida Ulusoy
Vienna Toma
Lupčo Latomanski
Lynette Latomanski
Emine Ulusoy
Barış Ulusoy
Barış Ulusoy
Madelin Latomanski
Bonita Carzino
Orson Dijle
Madelin Latomanski
Josh Peters
Kubra Sener
Sam Calafiore
Zerat Ulusoy
Michael Scicluna
Francis Healey-Wood
Shawkat Husseini
Taylan Ceylan
Niklas Malkin @ Postlab.io
Isaac Dennis Bowen
David Weaver
Lyndon Lee Jones
Guillermo Ignacio
Kubra Sener
Cem Ulusoy
Eric Kotsopoulos
Erhan Tirli
Rick Maxwell Douglas
FILMMAKERS
Barış Ulusoy is the writer, director, lead actor, and producer of the narrative short film, The Water of the Womb.
Bonita Carzino is the cinematographer of The Water of the Womb.
Orson Dijle is the editor of The Water of the Womb.
Madelin Latomanski is the producer and production designer of The Water of the Womb.
Josh Peters is the sound designer and composer The Water of the Womb.