SALT is a powerful short autobiographical film by Alice Ward, a filmmaker, surfer, and woman living with Cystic Fibrosis.
From the moment her mother noticed her unusually salty skin at birth, leading to her diagnosis, salt has shaped Alice’s life in profound ways. The ocean became both a place of challenge and freedom, ultimately guiding her to become the first woman in Ireland to film surfing from within the water, capturing the sport through a distinctly female perspective.
Blending personal history with striking ocean imagery, SALT explores the deep, primal connection between body, identity, and the sea, and how something as elemental as salt can influence a life both personally and creatively.
Screened in over 50 locations worldwide, awards for SALT include:
Best Short Documentary, Brooklyn Film Festival 2025
Best International Short, London Surf Film Festival 2024
Best Short, Irish Surf Film Festival 2024
Best International Short, Brest Surf Film Festival 2025
Special Jury Mention, 13th International Silk Road Film Festival 2025
SALT
SALT is a powerful short autobiographical film by Alice Ward, a filmmaker, surfer, and woman living with Cystic Fibrosis. From the moment her mother noticed her unusually salty skin at birth, leading to her diagnosis, salt has shaped Alice’s life in profound ways. The ocean became both a place of challenge and freedom, ultimately guiding her to become the first woman in Ireland to film surfing from within the water, capturing the sport through a distinctly female perspective.