The Swimmers
Los nadadores
2022
Synopsis
A series of vignettes set around swimming pools explores their varied roles in contemporary life. Archival footage reveals what swimming pools mean for culture and collective memory, exploring the pool as a site of class dilemma, work, leisure, sex, and tragedy.
Editorial
Folding memoir, etymological study, and archival excavation into an opalescent short, Charlie López lends an inquiring eye to the myriad functions of the swimming pool. Inspired by Ed Ruscha’s iconic photography, The Swimmers siphons aquatic reveries from the collective cultural consciousness.
