Swim

Growing up is scary. Period.

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Synopsis</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thirteen-year-old Charlotte is obsessed with, but terrified of growing up. Her fear&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">manifests itself in her inability to make it across the length of the pool in her&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">swimming lessons. Embarrassed, she keeps to herself, spending her time&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">idolizing her next-door neighbor &ndash; a fit, sexually active, attractive young woman &ndash;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">from afar.</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In a desperate attempt to accept adulthood, Charlotte removes all childhood&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">paraphernalia from her bedroom, hoping a physical change might inspire a&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">psychological one. Unsuccessful and hopeless, Charlotte finally gets the change&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">sheʼs looking for; the surprise arrival of her period forces her to face her fear at&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">last.</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Writer/Director:</span> Julia Patey</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Twenty-one year old Julia Patey, from Kingston, Ontario, is in her second year of film school in Vancouver, British Columbia. &nbsp;She aspires to refine her storytelling skills through the various facets of filmmaking. &nbsp;She recently developed a short documentary entitled <em>From Barbara to Txi, </em>which explores the life of &nbsp;Vancouver-based semi-retired stage clown Barbara "Txi" Hannah. &nbsp;In her spare time, Julia experiments with film photography, writing music and acting, hoping to strengthen her artistry as a filmmaker. &nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Julia says about her current project <em>Swim</em>:<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"I have never had an easy time writing scripts; I obsess over powerful images,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">tying myself up in details before even knowing what the story is. By the time the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">first draft is done, the plot is so disparate and loaded with heavy-handed&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">metaphors that any trace of a story or character that might have existed is&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">completely wiped out.<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">SWIM is my attempt to drop old writing habits and hone in on storytelling at its&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">most basic level. I have written in my most genuine voice, drawing on my own&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">experiences and I can only hope that my honesty comes through."</span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000033;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Cinematographer:</span> Dylan Stirewalt<br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica;">Twenty-one year old Dylan Stirewalt was born and raised in Portland, Oregon.&nbsp; She is an aspiring director and documentary filmmaker.&nbsp; Dylan acts as advocate for the homeless,&nbsp; inspired by her mother who has been on and off the streets for the sum of her life.&nbsp; Her first documentary 'Onward Hoe' examines the complicated relationship with her mother.<br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica;">Dylan also wrote and directed the short 'Sbear some love', which examines in realistic style the adventures of a homeless teddy bear based on stories from her mother and friends she met on the streets.&nbsp; The short was featured on Oregon Lens for the Oregon Public Broadcasting Network in 2011.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica;">Dylan seeks to further explore her roots in documentary and realistic-style filmmaking.&nbsp; She aspires to keep exploring the topic of homelessness in her films and generally opening people up to topics that are misunderstood by the public.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Producer:</span></strong>&nbsp; M&eacute;lanie L&ecirc; Phan</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-CA">Twenty-five year old M&eacute;lanie L&ecirc; Phan is in her second year of film school in Vancouver, British Columbia. &nbsp;She is originally from Ottawa where she completed her BA in Communications from the University of Ottawa. &nbsp;M&eacute;lanie recently co-produced the short&nbsp;</span><em>Run Dry</em> as part of Vancouver's Crazy8s film competition. &nbsp;She is currently acting as Associate Producer for the documentary feature <em>The Backward Class</em>, which follows the&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 15px;">first aspiring graduates of Shanti Bhavan School in India - a class of dalit (&lsquo;untouchable&rsquo;) students who aspire to escape the future predestined by their caste.</span><span style="line-height: 15px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000033; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-CA">M&eacute;lanie hopes to develop her skills as a writer-producer and aims to direct her own short next year. &nbsp;She plans to become a well-rounded and hands-on producer in the future.&nbsp;</span></span></p>

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