The Body Is Water

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
  • LC Jammers
CountriesIreland
United States
LanguageEnglish

The Body Is Water is an upcoming Irish/American film written and directed by Vicky Wight and starring Isiah Whitlock Jr. (in his final film appearance), Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, Eva Birthistle, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Allen Leech.

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, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn and Eva Birthistle and also features Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Allen Leech, Fionnula Flanagan, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher.[1] This will be the final film role of Whitlock, who died in December 2025.[3]

Principal photography took place in County Cork and Houston, Texas and had finished by 1 September 2025.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Turner-Williams, Jaelani (December 30, 2025). "Isiah Whitlock Jr., Star of 'The Wire' and Spike Lee Projects, Dies Aged 71". complex. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "New Irish movie The Body Is Water completes filming in Cork". RTE. September 1, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "'Cork is on the cusp of something': Local film professionals launch new collective". Irish Examiner. May 23, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.