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The Water Diary

The Water Diary

2006Short⏱️ 18m
ShortDrama
6.7
IMDB Rating
425 votes

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

Director
Jane Campion
Writers
N/A
Stars
Alice Englert, Tintin Marova Kelly, Isidore Tillers
Release Date
May 30, 2010
Language
English
Country
France, Australia
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alice Englert
Alice Englert
as Ziggy
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Tintin Marova Kelly
as Sam
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Isidore Tillers
as Felicity Miles
Harry Greenwood
Harry Greenwood
as Simon
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Geneviève Lemon
as Pam Garner
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Miranda Jakich
as Mrs. Miles
Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke
as Mother
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Russell Dykstra
as Father
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Ian Abdulla
as Lunch Guest
Di Adams
Di Adams
as Lunch Guest

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Production
LDM Productions

🏷️ Keywords

title directed by femaleclimate change

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Prestige Australian short.
by Mozjoukine2006-06-16

"Involving enough short film made as part of a UN Millennium Development Goals project about water and global warming. In the Australian outback there is a protracted drought. Two young girls find themselves sharing bath water. The horses ("The only two things that I loved" Englert declares) have to go. The area's alpha female plans playing violin at dusk when the brother says the skies are most likely to respond with rain from the clouds he studies. The kids have to bring and drink jars of water which contain at least one tear drop - no problem. Not hard to see Campion in th..."

💡 Did You Know?

Took only 6 days to shoot.

📖 Synopsis

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.