Water Girl

A Short film of

Sandra Desmazières

Produced by

Caïmans Productions

Production year2025

Runtime15 min

Synopsis

Mia has spent her whole life freediving, fishing and gliding through seaweed and rocks. Time has passed, tracing its lines on her body, and shaping the landscapes around her. Loved ones have vanished. Tonight, Mia remembers.

Credits

Director (1)

Sandra Desmazières
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Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Caïmans Productions

Foreign production companies : Animais, Valk Productions

Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage

Full credits (13)

Graphic design : Sandra Desmazières

Executive Producers : Jérôme Barthélemy, Daniel Sauvage, Olivier Catherin

Screenwriter : Sandra Desmazières

Music Composers : Manuel Merlot, Cedryck Santens

Editor : Guerric Catala

Foreign producers : Nuno Amorim, Vanessa Ventura, Richard Valk

Sound editors : Alexis Place, Antoine Citrinot

Production Designer : Sandra Desmazières

Animation : Sandra Desmazières, Julia Martinez, Nicolas Liguori, Johann Etrillard, Jérémie Balais, Morgane Perez, Manuel Sacadura

Foley artist : Grégory Vincent

Graphic designer : Sandra Desmazières

Sound Mixer : Cyril Holtz

Sound design : Antoine Citrinot

Media Gallery

06 FEBRUARY 2026

Clermont-Ferrand 2026: Sandra Desmazières on Water Girl

Clermont-Ferrand 2026
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At Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, director Sandra Demazières talks about her short film Water Girl

Mia has spent her whole life freediving, fishing and gilding through seaweed and rocks. Time has passed, tracing its lines on her body, and shaping the landscapes around her. Loved ones have vanished. Tonight, Mia remembers.

Now screening at the festival!
More infos at https://www.lecourt-clermont.org/

#LeCourt2026

22 MAY 2025

Trailer (International)

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Sub-genre : 2D animation
Production language : No dialogue
Coproducer countries : France, Portugal, The Netherlands
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Portugal, The Netherlands)
Production year : 2025
Runtime : 15 min
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 2.39
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (13)

French animation and Unifrance at the 50th Annecy Animation Film Festival

11 JUNE 2026

Festivals & events

French short films tour the world: May 2026

09 JUNE 2026

News in brief

Selections (21)

Palm Springs International ShortFest
United States, 2026
International Competition
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
France, 2026
Official Competition
Animafest Zagreb
Croatia, 2026
Grande compétition
Mecal
2026
Animation competition

Awards (4)

Tricky Women/Tricky Realities
Austria, 2026
Maria Lassnig Golden Film Reel
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2026
Cesar Award for Best Animated Short
Cinanima
Portugal, 2025
Mention d'honneur compétition internationale
El Gouna Film Festival
Egypt, 2025
El Gouna Bronze Star du court-métrage

Resources

Presskit(1)

water-girl-presskit-english.pdf

Download (pdf - 2 Mo)

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