Short film

Swim

2012 · 15 min

A quiet, uneasy coming-of-age short that lingers on a girl's dread of change, feeling intimate and faintly unsettling.

Overview: Charlotte's desire to grow up is so overshadowed by her fear of change that only a natural, physical transformation can force her into adulthood.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, family, fate
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
family
fate
isolation
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild