Healing Waters Feature Gets Distribution

This was my feature documentary premiere as a producer and director. Healing Waters was a labor of love and I am so proud of what we created. I had such a glorious team, and everything we did was substantial. Gravatas Ventures is the films North American Distribution partner. I expect a European release in 2027. You can watch the movie on the select streamers below.


Healing Waters

Feature Film Runtime 70mn color

Synopsis

Linda Troeller is an art documentarian who is known for creating sensual images inside sublime water environments that were inspired by her childhood exposure to the healing powers of water. In this biographical work, we discover the intimate relationships between water and the female from a resident artist at the Hotel Chelsea. Healing Waters is a 90-minute documentary that explores Linda Troeller's work with key figures in the art photography industry. The conversation evolves around Linda being a valued contributor to the first-generation feminist movement.

This film depicts the journey of a world-renowned artist from conception to discovery and the manifestation of major works of art that have had a profound influence on social ideologies concerning water and healing around the world. Linda Troeller has lived for over two decades in the Hotel Chelsea in New York City. Her work has appeared extensively in galleries and in print. In Healing Waters, we will discover how she found success as an artist and come to understand the journey she has undertaken - a journey that continues today.

Derek Johnson

I am a film producer, director, cinematographer, and sometimes writer.

I have a lifelong addiction to cameras, stories, and pizza. I am also known to go to unbelievable lengths to find a great cup of coffee.

I am known for creating powerful interviews that go really, really deep into storytelling and creative excellence in my cinematography. I am the founder of Kaifilms, a boutique film production company.

My first achievement in film production was documenting 9/11 in NYC, which led to 10 feature and 4 Emmy credits. I currently have several production films and an episodic true crime docuseries.

https://www.kaifilms.com
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