Window Water Baby Moving (1962)

Stan Brakhage films the birth of his first child, Myrrena.

Director:

Stan Brakhage

Stars:

Jane Brakhage, Myrrena Brakhage, Stan Brakhage

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Jane Brakhage	...	Herself (uncredited)
Myrrena Brakhage	...	Herself (baby being born) (uncredited)
Stan Brakhage	...	Himself (uncredited)

Storyline

On a winter's day, a woman stretches near a window then sits in a bathtub of water. She's happy. Her lover is nearby; there are close ups of her face, her pregnant belly, and his hands caressing her. She gives birth: we see the crowning of the baby's head, then the birth itself; we watch a pair of hands tie off and cut the umbilical cord. With the help of the attending hands, the mother expels the placenta. The infant, a baby girl, nurses. We return from time to time to the bath scene. By the end, dad's excited; mother and daughter rest.

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Plot Keywords:

birth | infant | placenta | water | pregnant | 

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Genres:

Short | Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

2 August 1962 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

13 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

What every film school makes you watch...

Okay, we had to watch this in film school, and I thought it wasn't anywhere nearly as impressive as people say. I was accused of being an idiot, but I'm sorry this film just didn't speak to me the way it did to others. Brakhage is good, I will not say otherwise, but I don't feel that this short is the pinnacle of his career that I was led to believe it is.