Summer Water

On the longest day of summer, rain falls heavily over a small rural village in the Scottish Highlands. Twelve people sit with their families in their worn wooden cabins, having little to do but endure the boredom of the rain—and watch the other residents, of course.

A woman runs as if she is fleeing from something; a retired couple remembers neighbors who moved away long ago; a teenager braves the dark waters of the lake in their red kayak. Each person is preoccupied with their own affairs, yet increasingly aware of the community around them. One family in particular—a mother and daughter who lack the proper clothes or manners—begins to draw the attention of the others. Tensions rise and everyone remains watchful, unaware of the tragedy looming as night finally falls.

As the summer rain and the day wear on, tensions rise, and with the darkness comes an irreversible twist in the present.