THE SWIMMERS

LOS NADADORES

Charlie López • Costa Rica • 2022 • 12 min.

Charlie López
Costa Rica • 2022 • 12 min.

SYNOPSIS

Loosely based on Ed Ruscha’s photography book “Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass”, this is an essay about swimming pools: the ideas we have of them and what they can mean for the culture and collective memories.
A playful exploration between class dilemmas, work, leisure, sex, and tragedy. 

TRAILER

AWARDS

Honorable Mention | National Short Films Competition
Costa Rica International Film Festival. Costa Rica (2022)
Second Special Prize
Festival de Cine de Áncash. Peru (2023)
Best National Short Film
Costa Rica Short Film Festival. Costa Rica (2024)

FESTIVALS & ALTERNATIVE SCREENINGS

PREÁMBULO Centro de Cine. Costa Rica (2022)
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival.
Romania (2022)
Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival. Mexico (2022)
International Encounters Traverse. France (2023)
Festival du Cinéma Ibérique & Latino-americain de Grenoble. France (2023)
FIFA International Festival of Films on Art. Canada (2023)
Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival. Germany (2023)
Philadelphia Latino Film Festival. United States (2023)
FEST New Directors | New Films Festival. Portugal (2023)
Lago Film Fest, Festival Internazionale di Cinema Indipendente. Italy (2023)
Manlleu Film Festival. Spain (2023)
Curta Kinoforum, São Paulo International Short Film Festival. Brazil (2023)
FICE Festival Internacional de Cine de Ensenada. Argentina (2023)
L’Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival. Spain (2023)
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema. Brazil (2024)
Batalha Centro de Cinema, Porto. Portugal (2024)

PRESS

Immersie? Alleen als je de tijd en ruimte krijgt (Immersion? Only if you get the time and space)

DE FILM KRANT • by Kess Driessen • Dutch Only

CREW

DIRECTOR & SCREENWRITER
Charlie López

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Sebastián Garro
Charlie López

PRODUCTION DIRECTION
Esteban Torres

PRODUCTION DESIGN
David Segura

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Sebastián Garro

PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT
Steve Ortiz

SOUND DESIGNER
Camila Azofra

EDITING
Charlie López

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Eduardo Solórzano

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Mariana Garita
Javier Guerrero

POST-PRODUCTION
Charlie López

FESTIVALS & WORLD SALES
María Vera (KINO REBELDE)