SWIM!

Beim Schwimmtraining wird ein Mädchen mit den Veränderungen ihres Körpers konfrontiert, während sie dem ständigen Pfeifen ihres exzentrischen Trainers, der Last von Gottes wachsamem Auge, der Erhabenheit der älteren Schwimmerinnen und frechen Aufnahmen auf dem Handy ihrer Teamkollegin ausgesetzt ist.

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At swim practice, a girl is confronted with her changing body while being bombarded by the whistling of her eccentric coach, the burden of God’s watchful eye, the majesty of the older swimmers and naughty recordings on her teammate’s mobile phone.

JURY STATEMENT

What we were looking for in the Up & Coming section were young talents that surprise us with their unique ways of seeing the world, that are filled with unbridled energy and unashamed ways of being themselves. And we found it - in a film, that is a pop of colour without being in color at all; a vivaschious, unbridled force from its first minute to its last. The heroin, a girl on the brink of puberty, waddling around like a newly born duck, a duck out of water, so to say, and just simply amazed at everything that suddenly feels new and strange and awkward. On a seemingly normal day, at a swimming lesson that isn’t just about swimming anymore. And life will never be quite the same again. For taking a brave plunge and capturing these big feelings in most unique, minimalist and sweetly hilarious ways, we award Isabel Santos and her film SWIM! with the Tricky Women Up & Coming Award.