VIDEO: WATERLOGGED

Issue 1.2Volume 1
Written By Zac Bentz

To help get the Birdbath flock in the spooky season mood, I wanted to share a lil' fantasy horror film I co-wrote and co-directed last semester in Prague <3 it's based on the Vodník, or "water man," a Czech folk legend. In the original myth he lives in the river and collects the souls of people who drown, but our version is a little more spooky...

Synopsis: After his greed lands him in the lair of the Vodník (a terrifying water spirit), a young man must learn to value his own humanity over his material desires.

Directed by Zac Bentz and Stewart Harrison
Director of Photography: Victoria de Dios
Written by Zac Bentz, Stewart Harrison, and Victoria de Dios

Original Score by Zac Bentz

A CIEE and FAMU coproduction
Shot on 16mm in Prague, Czech Republic, 2022

Zac Bentz

Zac is a Whitman graduate currently living in Seattle, WA. They are a co-founder and editor of Birdbath, a founding member of psych-rock band Wind-Up Birds, a graphic designer, filmmaker, writer, and chronic overworker!! You can find them at ztbentz.com, on Letterboxd, on Twitter (or X, whatever), and on Instagram.

https://ztbentz.com
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