Picnik Entertainment have today announced their inspirational and multi-award-winning new film Vindication Swim is set to be released on International Women’s Day, 8th March.
The film is based on “the inspirational true story of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Vindication Swim depicts Mercedes’ upstream struggle in overcoming both the cold waters of the English Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England. However, after a rival comes forward claiming to have accomplished the same feat, Mercedes is forced into battle to retain her record and her legacy.”
This looks like an incredibly moving, emotional film with some utterly beautiful scenes. I don’t know if it’s particularly speaking to me due to the fact I’m currently working on an art project about relationships with water, but yeah, just take a lookit below:
When speaking about the film, writer and director Elliott Hasler said:
It was our aim to really submerge the audience into the waters of the English Channel and in that way hope to pay homage to the spirit of this incredible woman. Everything you see on screen is real, all shot without the use of tanks, green screens or body doubles. I want audiences to feel as if they are swimming right alongside Mercedes on her incredible journey and share in her love affair with the water.
Vindication Swim is produced by Relsah Films, Sea High Productions and Arden Entertainment. Kirsten Callaghan stars in her debut performance as the unstoppable force of Mercedes Gleitze.
The film also stars John Locke (Poor Things), Victoria Summer (Saving Mr. Banks), James Wilby (Poldark) and Douglas Hodge (Joker).
Welp, I know what I’ll be doing on International Women’s Day now!
What do you think of the trailer for Vindication Swim? Will you be watching on March 8th? Let me know in the comments!
