Touched by Water is a documentary that dives into the lush world of bathing rituals, exploring the traditions of our essential bond with water.


From ancient Roman baths to elite European spas, from Turkish hammams and the Ganges to a high-tech multimedia pool, the film explores the hidden meaning behind the simple and universal act of bathing. Filmed in 13 countries, Touched by Water conveys our complex relationship with water, its sensual pleasure and spiritual renewal.


Touched by Water immerses us in the rich and diverse ways of loving water, the source of all life.

Touched by Water      /        Eaux de Vie

Eaux de vie explore la sensualité des bains et de leurs rituels et se penche sur la relation fondamentale que toutes les cultures ont développée avec l’eau.


D’une société à l’autre, les dissimilitudes de ce rapport sont significatives, leurs ressemblances, stupéfiantes. Des antiques thermes romains et du Gange aux spas fréquentés par l’élite européenne, des hammams turcs jusqu’à la haute technologie de piscines multimédias, ce documentaire explore le sens caché du bain, un rituel tout à la fois élémentaire et universel. Tourné dans 13 pays différents, Eaux de vie  rend compte de notre rapport complexe avec l’eau et sa sensualité, et avec le renouveau spirituel que ce rapport engendre.


Eaux de vie : une plongée au cœur d’une passion multiforme — la passion de l’eau, source de toute vie.

                    PRESS QUOTES:


“…a documentary odyssey about bathing rituals“ ... “Shot in 13 countries over the course of 10 years, the exquisite Touched by Water is both an ode to the social ritual of public bathing and a thought-provoking look at water’s spiritual significance.”

Touched by Water is a call for open-mindedness... Wormser underscores our universal relationship to water.”

                     P. Bailey for cbc.ca/arts

 

 “Wormser has a way of showing us the beauty beyond what is ostensibly ordinary, while illuminating our intricate relationship to H20.”

                    Matthew Hayes for Mirror






















   

Bienvenue sur la planète Eau !

La presse a dit


“Ce documentaire est une oeuvre pénétrante (...) offrant une expérience spirituelle, intellectuelle et sensorielle.”   

                            CVTM

a road-documentary by

Tamás Wormser

Welcome to Planet Water !

credits:

Director, Writer, Camera, Producer  Tamás Wormser

Montage  Catherine Legault

Music  Ganesh Anandan, Dino Giancola

Narrator   Jean Marchand

Sound Editor   Leopoldo Guiterrez

Additional Camera  Éva Kyzirides, Alain Dahan,

Stéphanie Weber Biron and Sandro Gamachio

Script Supervisor  Elaine Shatenstein

Development Officer   Charles Faubert

Post-Production Officer   André Poulin-Denis

Titles   Kara Blake

Still Photographer   Rob Schwartz, Patrick Saad

Production manager, Fixer in Japan   Rob Schwartz

Online editor   Denis Gathelier

Foley Artist   Tchae Measroch

Mixer   Luc Léger

Performing Musicians

Dino Giancola - guitars, saz, oud, bass guitar and keyboards.

Ganesh Anandan - multi-percussion, bansuri, santoor and harmonic singing

MB Campbell - vocals

Suleyman Ozatilan - turkish ney

Erich Kory - cello

Accounting   Sauro, Kertész and Associates  - Donna Sauro, Laurand Kertész, Judit Kovács 

:: shortlisted for JAPAN Prize

:: the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, with hot tub seating!

: ENGLISH PREMIERE: New Year’s Eve 2009 on the Documentary Channel

Photo: Rob Schwartz