Titled "Free Swim," the award winning verite style documentary isn’t solely interested in tackling the seemingly age-old myth that black people can’t swim, but instead it zooms into the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, and follows a group of local kids who, with fresh memories of a friend who drowned, as well as the conflicts of growing tourism, overcome their fears, and gain the confidence to fully reconnect with their environment, by learning how to swim in open waters.
For these kids, it’s not just about learning how to float, but also gaining new awareness, as well as necessary skills that could be of significance in…
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