Swim Low (2016)
Narrative Short Film
Written & Directed by Amanda Ann-Min Wong
Produced by Ryan Nesbitt
10 mins
I dove beneath the water’s waves
To touch the fabric time could change
And if my mother’s love stood fast
I’d stay the depth, of dreams long past
Sixteen-year-old Alison loves to swim. What no one believes is that Alison is able to venture into the afterlife by holding her breath, and swimming low under the waters. There, she enters a world where she can be with her late mother, but she can only stay for a span of a breath. When her nanny, Hua, suffers a heart attack, Alison dives too deep for too long, searching for what she has never known to appreciate, and comes face to face with a vital decision.
Official Selections / *Awards
Rainbow Reels Queer Film Festival (2018)
BIPOC Shorts Night (2018)
LooseLeaf Magazine Vol. 5 Launch (2018)
Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival (2017)
Milton Film Festival (2017)
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival (2016)
Vancouver Asian Film Festival (2016) /
*Best Canadian Short NomineeAuckland International Film Festival (2016)
NSI Short Film Festival (2016)
Canadian Diversity Film Festival (2016) / *Best Short Film
Canada Shorts Film Festival (2016) / *Award of Distinction
Best Shorts Competition (2016) / *Award of Recognition
Largo Film Festival (2016) / *Best Sound
Ryerson University Film Festival (2016)
Media
She’s Got Wonder (Magazine, 2020)
LooseLeaf Vol. 5 (Magazine, 2017)
Function 17 (Print Magazine, 2016)
Press
Hollywood North Magazine: Film Review: Swim Low
RSJ Wire: On-Camera Interview
