A trio of friends venture to the rocky shores of a large island to shoot a film together. The director, Seongmo, recently gave up acting and has decided to make a film with his own money. His former classmate, Sangguk, will operate the camera and Namhee will act in it. The only problem: Seongmo hasn’t decided what to make. As he wanders in the rocks and wind, Seongmo searches for a story. What he finds is a young woman picking up trash. And that is all he needs. With his characteristic minimalist style, in water is Film Center favorite Hong Sangsoo’s (SAIC MFA 1989) most overtly experimental work to date, utilizing a simple but profoundly bold choice: the image of the film is mostly out of focus, giving in water an impressionistic, mysterious spirit. Preceded by Pedro Costa’s aching and enthralling musical THE DAUGHTERS OF FIRE (AS FILHAS DO FOGO, 2023, 9 min., Portugal, in Portuguese with English subtitles / Format: Digital), in which sisters sing about their lives after the eruption of a volcano in Cape Verde. Film Center exclusive.