In post-production
Synopsis
An adolescent growing up in a sheltered environment develops an obsessive-compulsive disorder that manifests itself in the form of a water creature, first amicably, later as a self-destructive force.
CRACKS IN WATER aims to contribute to the media representation and destigmatisation of people with mental health conditions. Currently, the short film is in post-production.
Production: Virimaris Film
Executive producers: Oliver Bärthel, Kai Leopoldseder
Producer: Billy Betulius
Cast: Elias Hammler, Paul Marianne Furtwängler, Helena Sattler, Katharina Zapatka
Screenwriter and Director: Kai Leopoldseder
Cinematography: Rosali Schaum, Johann Kunz Nierade
Editing: Fanny Dzierzon
Production sound: Damian Marquardt, Jonas Tietze
Sound design: Jan Albers
Music: Peter Schreiber
Hair and make-up: Simone Simeone, Ida Hofmann
Costume design: Ariella Weigl, Emma Schwarz
Set design: Ibrahim Kececi
Original title: Risse im Wasser
Working title: Wasserwesen (eng. transl.: Water Creature)
Runtime: 20 min.
Country of production: Germany
Shooting period: 30/06/2025 – 18/07/2025 (8 shooting days)
Film funding: Thüringer Staatskanzlei
Support: Deutsche Gesellschaft Zwangserkrankungen e.V.