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The Water Rats

The Water Rats

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Event Key:

  • SO Sold Out
  • BF Baby-Friendly Screenings
  • FF Family Fun
  • AD Audio Described
  • HOH Hard of Hearing Subtitled
  • RS Relaxed Screening
  • QA Q+A
  • AS Accessible Screenings
  • BHS Black History Studies
  • TP Talking Pictures
  • UL Unlikely Lives
  • ER EarthRise
  • S1 Screen 1
  • S2 Screen 2

Details

  • Runtime: 60 minutes
  • Director: Jillian Edelstein, Greig Coetzee
  • Rating: (TBC)
  • Film

The Water Rats

During lockdown a motley crew of 10 strangers came together to swim clandestinely in the ponds on Hampstead Heath.  Styling themselves The Water Rats, a great esprit de corps develops among the renegades. Of different ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, all are passionate about wild swimming.  


Civil disobedience has never looked so glamorous! The illicit venturing into the ponds is beautifully documented by photographer Jillian Edelstein, who has collaborated with film maker Greig Coetzee on this project.  


This screening will be preceded by a live intro by filmmakers Jillian Edelstein and Grieg Coetzee.






  • Runtime: 60 minutes
  • Director: Jillian Edelstein, Greig Coetzee
  • Rating: (TBC)
  • Film

Times

Event Key:

  • SO Sold Out
  • BF Baby-Friendly Screenings
  • FF Family Fun
  • AD Audio Described
  • HOH Hard of Hearing Subtitled
  • RS Relaxed Screening
  • QA Q+A
  • AS Accessible Screenings
  • BHS Black History Studies
  • TP Talking Pictures
  • UL Unlikely Lives
  • ER EarthRise
  • S1 Screen 1
  • S2 Screen 2