LIGHT IN THE WATER

The triumph of a team. The legacy of change.

Light in the Water chronicles the birth and life of West Hollywood Aquatics, the first openly gay masters swim team. From the team's founding to train for the inaugural Gay Olympic Games in 1982, through AIDS epidemic, to the wedding of two members after marriage equality passed, the team is another lens through which to study LGBTQ history in America.

Through archival footage and intimate interviews with members of the team, some of whom are record setting swimmers, Light in the Water celebrates athletes that happen to be gay. Constantly returning to the theme of water, the movie examines how both joy and sorrow strengthened the team in ways that neither could do alone.

"Does a wonderful job of presenting the athletes alongside their experiences." SOUTHSIDER

GENRES

Documentary / Sport

DURATION

1 x 75-minutes

YEAR OF PRODUCTION

2018

PRODUCED BY

Logo Documentary Films
PB&J Documentary Films

COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION

USA

Director & Producer

Lis Bartlett

Producers

Nathan Santell, Patty Ivins-Specht
USF HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
SANTIAGO INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS
Official Selection
BFI FLARE
Official Selection
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS
Outstanding Special Class Special - NOMINEE
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Audience Award - WINNER
TALLGRASS FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
SCOTTISH QUEER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
RAINBOW VISIONS LGBTQ FESTIVAL
Official Selection

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