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Swimming is about the tug of the tide. In an effort to make sense out of confusion, 12-year-old Lee begins making a video of her life. Instead of giving her control however, she finds her story is driven to an inevitable, and unwanted, ending.

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Crew

Director
Belinda Chayko
Writers
Belinda Chayko
Producer
Belinda Chayko
Dir. of Photography
Kym Vaitiekus
Editor
Carmen Galan
Production Designer
Stavros Kazantzidis

Cast

Michelle Linley - Steve Jacobs - Lynette Curran - Christopher Dibb - Jon Darling - Erin Williams

Production Details

Production Completion
1990

Sales

Australian Sales
Australian Film Institute Distribution
International Sales
Jane Balfour Films Ltd

Selected Awards & Festivals

  • London Australian Film Festival
    (2003)
  • Tampere International Short Film Festival(1995)
  • Santafe de Bogota International Film Festival
    (1993)
  • Madrid Film Week
    (1993)
  • Filmoteca Generalitat Valenciana
    (1993)
  • BP Expo
    (1992)
  • Wellington Film Festival
    (1991)
  • Singapore International Film Festival
    (1991)
  • Festival Silence Elles Tournent
    (1991)
  • Seattle International Film Festival
    (1991)
  • Olympia Film Festival
    (1991)
  • New Directors New Films
    (1991)
  • Montreal New Film & Video
    (1991)
  • Locarno International Film Festival(1991)
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival(1991)
  • Huy Int World Festival of Short Films
    (1991)
  • Houston International Film and Video Festival
    (1991)
  • BP Expo
    (1991)
  • Arco
    (1991)
  • Vancouver International Film Festival
    (1990)
  • Seattle Women's Film Festival
    (1990)
  • Melbourne International Film Festival(1990)
  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival(1990)
  • Rencontres Internationales Henri Langloise
    (1990)
  • Edmonton International Student Festival
    (1990)
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival
    (1990)
  • Chicago International Film Festival
    (1990)