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)
FESTIVALS & ALTERNATIVE SCREENINGS
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)
PRESS
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)