Sea Star

A quiet, tender short that sits with an older man's fear and sorrow, moving slowly toward a fragile, hard-won calm.

Directed by

Tyler Mckenzie Evans

Genres

Drama

Starring

John Phillips, Joshua Obasi, Andrea Pavlovic

Overview

Personal tragedy prompts an elderly Black man to take his first swimming lesson in Tyler Mckenzie Evans’ profound observation of the Herculean strength needed to move through grief in the face of unshakeable fears and generational trauma.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, trauma, healing, identity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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