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Liminal
Jude Palmer became incredibly ill with mental health struggles. Liminal explores how wild swimming in rivers, lakes and oceans has helped her deal with her illness and how she now helps others discover the benefits of nature and being in water.
A short documentary film from PH Balance.
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Categories: Open Water
The Wild Swimmers
"The Wild Swimmers" film shows the lifestyle of open water swimmers, exploring the cold glacial lakes of New Zealand. The narrative was provided through a poem that highlights the sportsmanship and challenges, and the dichotomy of sharing an outdoor adventure together whilst looking down into the depths alone.
The video complements the narrative by showing the stunning scenery and …
Categories: Open Water
Men in Sync
Artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronised swimming, is an Olympic sport since the games in Los Angeles 1984. It has however been a female-only discipline till recently.
In 2015, male artistic swimmers were for the first time allowed to compete at the official World and European Championships, in a mixed event called mixed duet. Despite this, men were still banned from Olympic competitio…
Categories: General
Beneath The Surface
On the outskirts of York lies an idyllic 130-acre farm known as Pool Bridge Farm. With 4 large and impressive lakes, for many years this place has been home to carp anglers. That was, until recently, when the farm opened its lakes to wild swimmers.
The trend in wild swimming has boomed over the last few years and AndCut Film Co wanted to take a deeper look into what makes this activity so …
Categories: Open Water
Cosy Wednesdays
Older residents in Bath are invited to join the University of Bath in Oldfield Park for Cosy Wednesdays - a free warm space, with a free soup lunch and optional activities from students including music performances, craft workshops, games, reading and more in the cosy cabin area. The programme is running each Wednesday afternoon from 12.30pm - 4.30pm.to 8 February 2023.
The Students…
Categories: General