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Simple as Water (2021)

Directed by Megan Mylan · Cinematography by Lars Skree, Michael Chin, Rafia Salameh

97 min120 frames

Documentary

Family knows no borders.

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Simple as Water

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Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A woman in a grey hijab sits beside a blue plastic tarp structure. A woman sits on the ground with two…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A woman stands outdoors in a makeshift camp surrounded by blue and green tents. She holds a small…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A utilitarian concrete stairwell with a metallic railing in a modern building. Two women and a young…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: wide — A calm coastal shoreline with a large mossy boulder resting in the shallow water. Two children play in…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — An airport arrival area features modern signage above automatic glass sliding doors. A man walks toward…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A sparsely furnished room with a plain, light-colored wall and a mattress on the floor. A woman in a…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: fullbody — A row of yellow school buses is parked on a paved lot beside an industrial white tank. Two men walk…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: fullbody — A residential staircase with beige carpet and plain off-white walls leads to a landing. An adult man…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A dimly lit outdoor stone patio area features potted plants and various chairs. An older woman sits in…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: wide — A narrow cobblestone street at night is covered with patches of melting winter snow. A lone person in a…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A well-lit barbershop interior features a large window with red vinyl signage. A barber grooms a seated…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a person holding a smartphone showing a photo of a child. The child is pictured…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: closeup — A close view of a person writing on a sheet of paper with a black pen. The paper sits on a white…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A large red ferry with its loading ramp lowered sits on the water. Another blue and white ship is…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A snowy train track platform in an industrial setting with blurred structures in distance. A person in…Simple as Water (2021) movie still: medium — A sparsely furnished room features a window behind a man and a woman. The woman stands opposite the man…
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What is Simple as Water about?

A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.

Where can you watch Simple as Water?

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Who made Simple as Water?

What does the cinematography of Simple as Water look like?

Sampled across 120 frames, the coverage of Simple as Water leans on medium shots (46% of the sample) and wide compositions (29%). Cinematographer Lars Skree keeps 77% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Simple as Water?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Simple as Water (2021) are #33312f, #f6f6f6, #52514e, #acaeae, #d4d2ce, #0f0f0f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #33312f
  • #f6f6f6
  • #52514e
  • #acaeae
  • #d4d2ce
  • #0f0f0f

See the full Simple as Water colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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