She conquered the pool. Now she's fighting for motherhood. Two impossible dreams, one relentless woman.
WATERSHED chronicles the story of Mallory Weggemann, who was paralyzed at the age of 18 and found refuge in the pool as a swimmer. Having won five Paralympic medals, Weggemann is now not only looking to reclaim her spot on the podium, but she’s trying to become a mother as well. In WATERSHED, which was self-documented by Weggemann and her husband Jay Snyder, Weggemann trains for the Tokyo Paralympics during COVID-19 and battles an additional injury to her arm, putting her career in question. Against the backdrop of these crossroads, the couple bravely share their struggles with infertility, the importance of IVF, and their journey to start a family. In this deeply personal and inspiring film, Weggemann reminds us that trauma and tragedy not only change how we are perceived by society, but how we perceive ourselves. And that if we’re brave enough, we too can write our own ending.
Direction
Self-shot intimacy that no outsider could capture.
Editing
Seamless weaving of training footage and medical trauma.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
WATERSHED arrives as IVF access becomes politically weaponized in the US, making Mallory's transparency about treatment costs and failures quietly radical.
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