Waterbabies

Magic-realist teen drama short film.

When lonely and unstable 15 year old MOLLY begins to ritually baptise local children in the canal, a gang of teenagers go to bully her but one of the lads, OWEN, can't admit he really fancies her so he must choose to stick with his mates or protect the girl he loves.

Set in the deprived former coal-mining areas of North East England, the film offers a spiritual and magical twist on social realism.