Big Water Summer: A Creation Story: Navajo farmer Cherilyn Yazzie has returned to her grandparents’ land to grow produce for her community during a summer where nothing goes as planned.
The Ruth Brinker Story: The life of legendary AIDS activist Ruth Brinker and her legacy of healing people through meals with love in San Francisco.
Swimming Through: Three women forge a friendship by swimming through the winter in Lake Michigan as a way to cope with the pandemic.
To Be Born: Following a childhood trauma, a village woman begins to believe that the dolls she makes help solve problems facing her community.
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As the brutal Chicago winter draws near, Deirdre, Helen and Jennefer—avid open water swimmers—make a pact to continue through the snow and ice as the pandemic rages on. This intense commitment becomes their salvation from lockdown and helps alleviate each of their personal struggles. Initially just acquaintances, Swimming Through follows their friendship as it coalesces around their commitment to the daily ritual of swimming at sunrise in Lake Michigan.
Awards
Audience Award winner - Doc10 Film Festival ● Official Selection - Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival ● Best U.S. Documentary - San Francisco Short Film Festival ● Best Documentary - Lake Placid Film Festival ● Official Selection - New Orleans International Film Festival ● Festival Theme Award Winner “Enriching the human spirit through film - Ojai Film Festival
Filmmaker Attending, Post-Screening Q&A!
Big Water Summer: A Creation Story: Navajo farmer Cherilyn Yazzie has returned to her grandparents’ land to grow produce for her community during a summer where nothing goes as planned.
The Ruth Brinker Story: The life of legendary AIDS activist Ruth Brinker and her legacy of healing people through meals with love in San Francisco.
Swimming Through: Three women forge a friendship by swimming through the winter in Lake Michigan as a way to cope with the pandemic.
To Be Born: Following a childhood trauma, a village woman begins to believe that the dolls she makes help solve problems facing her community.
(click on titles in column to the right to see individual film details below)
As the brutal Chicago winter draws near, Deirdre, Helen and Jennefer—avid open water swimmers—make a pact to continue through the snow and ice as the pandemic rages on. This intense commitment becomes their salvation from lockdown and helps alleviate each of their personal struggles. Initially just acquaintances, Swimming Through follows their friendship as it coalesces around their commitment to the daily ritual of swimming at sunrise in Lake Michigan.
Awards
Audience Award winner - Doc10 Film Festival ● Official Selection - Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival ● Best U.S. Documentary - San Francisco Short Film Festival ● Best Documentary - Lake Placid Film Festival ● Official Selection - New Orleans International Film Festival ● Festival Theme Award Winner “Enriching the human spirit through film - Ojai Film Festival
Filmmaker Attending, Post-Screening Q&A!