Swimming Lessons

Swimming Lessons is a personal, reflexive film that follows a daughter of Chinese immigrants who yearns to understand her transoceanic family’s expressions of grief. During a summer visit to the home her parents left behind in Beijing, China, she tries to learn what they never taught her: how to navigate a heat wave, how to cook watermelon, and how to say goodbye.

Credits
Writer: Meloddy Gao
Producer: Meloddy Gao
Executive Producer: Meloddy Gao
Director of Photography: Meloddy Gao
Editor: Meloddy Gao
Composer: Angela Hsieh
Sound Designer: Lien Do, Matthew Pereira, Shaun Chen
Music: Angela Hsieh, Carina Ho, Matt Torres, Morgan Whitney

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