REBORN ON WATER: SURVIVING BONE CANCER, THE TRUE STORY OF WERONIKA LATO
Reborn on the water is the inspiring story of Weronika Lato a passionate windsurfer who was diagnosed with life threatening cancer and faced with a radical surgery. The documentary follows her journey through the whole ordeal and how with determination and resilience she eventually made it back on the water. The documentary was directed, filmed and edited by Max Brinnich.
Reborn on Water: The Second Life tells the true story of Weronika Lato, a passionate windsurfer confronted with a life-threatening cancer diagnosis. After a radical surgery in which part of her pelvis was removed, even walking again was uncertain. Returning to a sport like windsurfing seemed impossible. Windsurfing had always been more than sport. It was identity. Freedom. A place of strength. This short documentary follows Weronika’s journey through recovery, doubt, and relentless determination…back to the ocean, back to movement, back to herself. A film about resilience. About rebuilding a body. And about rediscovering who you are when everything changes. If this story resonates with you, share it with someone who needs to see it.
Featuring the great Weronika Lato
Directed, filmed and edited by Max Brinnich
Artwork by Luke Reinelt
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