Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Features Sexy LGBTQ Film, ‘The Swimmer’
18.02.2022 - 00:32
/ thegavoice.com
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival It was supposed to be a hybrid event this season, but omicron has forced it to be all virtual this year. Included in the lineup is the sexy LGBTQ-themed film, “The Swimmer.”
It’s directed by Adam Kalderon and is based on his own personal experiences as a competitive swimmer on the Israeli swimming team. The central figure is Erez, a young swimmer who attends a training camp where the winner gets a prestigious chance to participate in the Olympic Games. Erez’s attention gets sidetracked, however, when he meets Nevo, a beautiful and talented fellow swimmer. Erez’s coach does not believe in fraternizing with other competitors, which adds even more pressure.
When he wrote the script, it was important to Kalderon for the audience to be put into a very specific bubble — that of the elite swimmers’ program.
“I wanted to be truthful as much as I can to stay close to reality,” he said. “The rest of the swimmers arrive to become the best swimmers that they can. Erez arrives because he has to survive and blend in and be good in a sport that is considered manly, which can give him freedom to live his life as he wants. Erez is in 99 percent of the scenes. It was important to show his unique point of view.”
Meeting Nevo takes Erez’s mind off competition. It’s his first time falling for another man.
“The world around him becomes slow motion and his instincts take over without him even knowing what’s going on,” Kalderon said. “I know that there are a lot of people who can relate, especially young people, that suddenly you can go from zero to 100 and nothing can ever be the same again. He is falling in love and doesn’t know it yet.”
An interesting dynamic takes place between Erez and his coach, who is
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