Freedom Swimmer Explained

Freedom Swimmer
Director:Olivia Martin McGuire
Producer:Ron Dyens, Brooke Tia Silcox
Runtime:15mn
Country:Australia

Freedom Swimmer is a 2021 Australian animated short film directed by Olivia Martin McGuire.[1] The short is a fifteen minute documentary telling the story of a man and his daughter who swam from China to Hong Kong during the Cultural Revolution.[2] Following its premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival,[3] the short has been featured in several film festivals including Slamdance Film Festival,[4] Palm Springs International ShortsFest[5] and the Calgary International Film Festival, where it was awarded for Best Documentary Short.

Plot

A grandfather’s embarks on a courageous journey and a perilous swim from China to Hong Kong that parallels his granddaughter’s own quest for a new freedom.

Reception

Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world:

YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus
2021Sydney Film FestivalBest Animated Film[6]
Kendal Mountain FestivalBest Creative Film[7]
2022Palm Springs International ShortsFestHP Bridging the Borders Award[8]
Manhattan Short Film FestivalBronze Medal[9]
Aspen ShortsfestEllen Jury Award for Best Animation[10]
GLAS Animation FestivalGrand Prix[11]
Calgary International Film FestivalBest Documentary Short[12]
Grierson British Documentary AwardsSpecial Mention for Best Documentary Short[13]
Santa Fe International Film FestivalBest Documentary Short[14]
AIDC AwardsBest Short-Form Documentary[15]

References

  1. Web site: Morfoot . Addie . 2022-09-27 . ‘POV Shorts’ Unveils Doc Lineup for Fifth Season (EXCLUSIVE) . 2022-11-15 . Variety . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-04-28 . Freedom Swimmer Documentary Australia . 2022-11-09 . documentaryaustralia.com.au . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Hughes . Lleyton . 2021-08-05 . Olivia Martin-McGuire’s Swim for Freedom . 2022-11-09 . FilmInk . en-AU.
  4. Web site: 華婷婷 . Vee Hua . 2022-01-28 . Supreme Short Films at Slamdance 2022: Top Picks in Narrative, Animation, Documentary & Experimental . 2022-11-15 . REDEFINE magazine . en-US.
  5. Web site: ‘POV Shorts’ Announces Acquisition of Six New Films Following Premieres at 2022 Palm Springs International ShortFest and Tribeca Festival American Documentary . 2022-11-15 . www.amdoc.org . en.
  6. Web site: Review . Arts . 2021-11-15 . 2021 Sydney Film Festival Award Winners Announced . 2022-11-09 . Australian Arts Review . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Bird . George . 2021-11-22 . ‘Torn,’ ‘The Alpinist,’ ‘They/Them’ Among Big Winners at Kendal Mountain Film Festival . 2022-11-15 . Variety . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2022-06-28 . Freedom Swimmer wins MOZAIK Bridging The Borders Award at 2022 ShortFest . 2022-11-15 . Cinema Without Borders . en.
  9. Web site: admin . 2022-09-08 . Manhattan Short Film Festival 2022 . 2022-11-09 . Hurleyville Arts Centre . en-US.
  10. Web site: ‘Freedom Swimmer,’ ‘F^¢k ’€M R!ght B@¢k’ among Aspen Shortsfest winners . 2022-11-15 . www.aspentimes.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: GLAS Animation Festival Shares Signal Film and Program . 2022-11-15 . Animation World Network . en.
  12. Web site: Calgary International Film Festival jury winners announced . 2022-10-25 . calgaryherald . en-CA.
  13. Web site: televisual.com . Considine . Pippa . 2022-11-11 . Grierson British Documentary Awards: the winners . 2022-11-15 . Televisual.
  14. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . 2022-10-22 . Santa Fe International Film Festival 2022 Winners Include ‘Scarborough’, Julian Rubinstein Docu ‘The Holly’ . 2022-11-15 . Deadline . en-US.
  15. Web site: Vann-Wall . Silvi . 2022-03-10 . 2022 AIDC awards announced . 2022-11-15 . ScreenHub Australia . en-AU.

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