Water Weight

Water Weight is a short film written and directed by Leah O’Riordan. The film follows Joy, a young girl in an inpatient psychiatric facility who is struggling to recover from an eating disorder called anorexia. In an attempt to earn weekend leave to visit her father, Joy must gain weight, which she fakes by drinking a substantial amount of water before a weigh-in, a trick called ‘water-loading’. This trick ultimately backfires, yet presents as a blessing in disguise, leading Joy to accept the idea of recovery. The film spreads a positive message, one that shows that eating disorders can affect anybody, but that recovering from them is possible.

Crew
Producer: Meaghan Duffy
Director: Leah O’Riordan
Director of Photography: Amy Fahy
Camera Operator: Conor Flannery
Editor: Hanaa Jahani
Location Sound: Kristians Keiriss
Post Sound: Leah O’Riordan
1st AC: Sam McBride
2nd AC: Tegan Denniston
Art Department: Emma Wren
1st AD: Marly Diallo
2nd AD: Eli O’Hanlon
Grip: CJ Byrne
Gaffer: Killian Tinsley

Cast
Joy: Keelin Sheppard
Louise: Kate Murphy
Andrew: Bobby Clancy-Lennon
Frank: Matt Ryan Jr.
Tara: Johanna Thea
Patricia: Elaine Ryan
Helen: Anna Coen