The Body Is Water

The Body Is Water is an upcoming Irish/American film written and directed by Vicky Wight and starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., 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.

Cast

Isiah Whitlock Jr. as David Alexander Wilkins
Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Lou
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Ree
Stephen Rea as Mr. M
Aidan Quinn as John Umley
Eva Birthistle as Ruth
Allen Leech as Brendan
Fionnula Flanagan as Mrs. O'Rourke
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Helen
Bronagh Gallagher as Cora
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.
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. This will be the final film role of Whitlock, who died in December 2025.
Principal photography took place in County Cork and Houston, Texas and had finished by 1 September 2025.