The Body Is Water

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The Body Is Water
Directed byVicky Wight
Screenplay byVicky Wight
Produced by
  • Vicky Wight
  • Geoff Linville
  • Syndey Augusta Huynh
  • John Norton
Starring
Production
companies
  • Dark Day Pictures
  • TBIW Films
  • Red Ted Media
CountriesUnited States
Ireland
LanguageEnglish

The Body Is Water is an upcoming Irish/American film written and directed by Vicky Wight and starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn and Eva Birthistle.

Contents

Premise

A grieving man disappears to a small Irish village but his anonymity proves difficult to find there. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is from Irish writer-director Vicky Wight who also produces alongside Geoff Linville, Syndey Augusta Huynh, and John Norton of Red Ted Media. [2]

The cast is led by Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn and Eva Birthistle and also contains Isiah Whitlock Jr., Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Allen Leech, Fionnula Flanagan, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher. [1]

Principal photography took place in County Cork and Houston, Texas and had finished by 1 September 2025. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Hartigan, Barry (August 31, 2025). "Star-studded cast for film shot in west Cork 'a dream come true', says director Vicky Waldron Wight". Independent.ie. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  2. Grobar, Matt (July 24, 2025). "Isiah Whitlock Jr. & Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Among Cast Set For Indie 'The Body Is Water' From 'Happiness For Beginners' Helmer Vicky Wight". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  3. "New Irish movie The Body Is Water completes filming in Cork". RTE. September 1, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  4. "'Cork is on the cusp of something': Local film professionals launch new collective". Irish Examiner. May 23, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.