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Swimmers

Another View 2005 / Swimmers / USA 2005

“Swimmers is about people who have fallen out of balance with nature (both their own and the natural world), and whose lives depend upon regaining that balance,” says the director. The hardships endured by Tyler’s family, whose livelihood relies on crab and oyster fishing, are seen through the eyes of 11-year-old Emma, who still sees and feels what the adults around her no longer can.

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Synopsis

11-year-old Ema Tyler lives with her parents and brothers in Chesapeake Bay. Their father earns a living catching crabs and oysters, but after a accident in which his boat is destroyed, the family finds itself in financial crisis. The girl, who is sick, becomes friends with the mysterious Merrill, who returns to the family home; this friendship helps Ema face the hardships both she and her family have to undergo. “Swimmers is a film about people who lose their balance between their world and the natural world, and whose lives depend on whether they are able to regain it”, says the director. “In order to iluminate these connections, I have chosen to observe this intense time in the Tyler family from the perspective of Emma, who, as the youngest, can still see and feel in a way that the adults around her cannot. Ultimately, this is a story about people facing specific crises and striving to give birth to new dreams.”

About the film

90 min / Color, 35 mm
European premiere

Director Doug Sadler / Screenplay Doug Sadler / Dir. of Photography Rodney Taylor / Music David Darling, Paul Cantelon / Editor Lilah Bankier, Affonso Goncalves, Susan Korda / Producer Melanie Backer, David W. Leitner, Michael Yanko / Production Horizon Global Productions / Cast Tara Devon Gallagher, Cherry Jones, Robert Knott, Shawn Hatosy, Sarah Paulson / Contact Aura Entertainment
www: www.swimmersthemovie.com

About the director

Doug Sadler

Doug Sadler (b. New Orleans) grew up on a horse farm in Louisiana. After his parents sold all their property, they lived for two years on a boat and finally moved to Maryland. Sadler attended Vanderbilt University and studied acting at the American Conservatory Theatre. He debuted in the film Riders (2002), which was premiered at Chanal Sundance. He also accepted an invitation to take part in a meeting of screenwriters and directors at the Sundance Institute. In 1993 he began working in Oregon, which enabled him to start getting involved in experimental film. He lives both in Maryland and New York.

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Aura Entertainment
9350 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 400, 90212, Beverly Hills
United States of America
Phone: +1 310 278 9991
Fax: +1 310 278 9992
E-mail: [email protected]

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David Leitner
Producer

Doug Sadler
Film Director, Film Director

Melanie Backer
Producer

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