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'Kiss the Water' named one of the 'Ten Best Documentaries Of The Year by BBC film critic, Mark Kermode!



BBC film critic Mark Kermode has named Kiss the Water as one of his top 10 documentaries of the year. Kiss the Water, with its' beautiful, hand painted animation by Film Club's Em Cooper was given the number 8 spot, with Kermode praising the film's 'beautiful use of animation.'

Mark Kermode's praises come off the back of several glowing reviews from, Empire Online, The Telegraph, Financial Times and Timeout Magazine. 

Congratulations Em, this is another fantastic review! Click here to see Mark's praise for Kiss the Water and check out the full top 10 list! 

Kiss The Water: Press Roundup


Since its' premiere screening last Friday, Kiss The Water has packed out ICA theatres. To meet audience demand, the documentary has since been upgraded to a larger theatre for the upcoming weekend and will run over an extended period.

Over the past few weeks Kiss The Water has received a number of glowing reviews, with our own Em Cooper's oil painting animation described as 'exquisite'.

We've rounded up the best Kiss The Water reviews below:

"Gorgeous animation sequences, in Munch-like swirls of colour..." - The Financial Times

"Boasting exquisite animation..." - Empire Online

"...painted animations of water and women, flies and fish, go dancing across the screen..." - The Telegraph

"Definitely not your standard doc, this is something special ... a captivating journey through a landscape of mystery and imagination." - Timeout Magazine

"With its lyrical blend of atmospheric Highland footage and expressionist animation, this is much more than a documentary…" - The Observer

"“… featuring animated sequences that exude the vidid colours and energy of a Howard Hodgkin painting…”  - Sight & Sound Magazine.