Simple as Water

Simple as Water
Poster
Directed byMegan Mylan
Produced byRobin Hessman, Megan Mylan
Starring
  • Yasmin Al-Kadad
  • Samr Abo Ghanooj
  • Omar & Abdulrahman Sabha
  • Diaa
  • Safwan Al Kadad
CinematographyLars Skree, Michael Chin, Rafia Salameh
Edited byMegan Mylan, Purcell Carson
Music byHanan Townshend
Production
companies
Principe Productions In Association with: Inmaat Productions, Just Films/Ford Foundation
Distributed byHBO
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States of America
LanguagesArabic, English, German

Simple as Water is a 2021 American documentary film by Oscar-winning director Megan Mylan. The film documents Syrian families across five countries, revealing the impact of war, separation, and displacement. The film is a meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war. Simple as Water premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 20, 2021.[1] It was released on November 16, 2021, on HBO Max.[2]

  1. ^ "Simple As Water | 2021 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. ^ "Simple as Water | Watch the Movie on HBO | HBO.com". HBO. Retrieved 2021-12-21.