A lanky, abstract little figure—who looks as though he’s not really cut out for swimming—finds himself in a swimming pool. All the lanes are taken by other swimmers. The protagonist tries to keep up with one swimmer after another, floundering in various styles, until he realises he needs to find his own.
This short animated film, made without dialogue or a voice-over, speaks to a teenage audience through the universal language of animation.
A simple plot, abstract characters and a humorous approach allow the film to address serious themes—such as the search for one’s identity and adapting to the challenges of the wider world—in a light-hearted way, without moralising.
