What would you do if your community gave up on your child? Set in Perth Amboy, NJ, “Swim Team” is a feature documentary chronicling the rise of a competitive swim team made up of children and teens on the autism spectrum.
The film follows three of the team’s star athletes, boys on the cusp of adulthood as they face lifetimes of exclusion and dependence. But everything changes when they come together as a team with parent coaches who train them with high expectations and zero pity. As the team vies for state and national Special Olympics championships, SWIM TEAM captures a moving quest for inclusion, independence and a life that feels winning.
Directed and Produced by Lara Stolman (“Portraits of Survival”).
Co-Produced and Edited by Ann Collins (Academy Award-nominated “Sound and Fury”).
Director of Photography is Laela Kilbourn (“Twenty Feet From Stardom,” “American Teen,” Emmy-nominated “Word Wars”).
Original Score by Mark Suozzo (“Metropolitan,” “Barcelona,” “Last Days of Disco,” “Love & Friendship,” “Sound and Fury”).
Produced by Shanna Belott.
Social Media:
- Twitter: @SwimTeamTheFilm
- Facebook: @SwimTeamTheFilm
- #swimteamthefilm
New York Premiere at DOC NYC in the Jock Docs Section
- Thursday, November 17th at 7:30pm
- SVA Theater: 333 West 23rd street, between 8th and 9th Avenues
- *To request a ticket, please contact: monicadelamater@falcoink.com
- Doc NYC Website: http://www.docnyc.net/film/swim-team
For more information, please visit: http://www.swimteamthefilm.com
