IMDb
5.5 /10
34 votes


Animation · 2021 · 4 min
‘On The Surface’ is a 4mn animation about a young Black woman who goes swimming in the Icelandic sea and reflects on her experience of having a baby in a country that feels nothing like home. As she enters the freezing water, she relives her traumatic pregnancy and postnatal depression. Soon her swimming eases. Being in the wild and facing her fears is helping her heal.
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IMDb
5.5 /10
34 votes
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TMDB
5.4 /10
4 votes
Letterboxd
6.8 /10
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Weighted average
5.9/10