Surrounded by Water

Based on a true story about music legend Joan Morrissey in the 60's in Newfoundland as she faces a fatal decision, after a life-threatening heart surgery.

Joan Morrissey lit up a room. She was a lounge singer six nights a week and raised her six children. She sold over 50,000 records in the sixties and when a record company sent her a cheque for $38.00 she took them to court. At 44 years of age, ten days after singing 'how great thou art' to family and friends on New Years Day, she ended her life. 

Official selection of the FIN Atlantic Film Festival, 2019
Official selection of the St. John's International Women's Film Festival, 2019
Official selection of the Toronto Shorts Film Festival, 2019

Written and Directed by: Rhonda Buckley

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