SWIMMER

During World War II, a young Iris is sent to the countryside to live with her sister and uncle. As she adjusts to this new environment, she discovers a secret affair between her sister and a land girl. Still traumatized and terrified after witnessing the bombing of her street, she misunderstands the situation and views the land girl as a monstrous danger to herself and her sister. This distorted view leads Iris to commit a catastrophic act, unknowingly sealing a tragic outcome for everyone involved.

Helen Warner is a filmmaker and fine art photographer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She graduated from Queen’s University Belfast with a master's degree in Cinema and Modernism. Her highly personal visual storytelling is inspired by supernaturalism, symbolism, and the Irish landscape. Helen's short film, STIGMA, received the Grand Prix at the Cork International Film Festival and was later long-listed for an Academy Award. Helen Warner was selected as an award winner of LA Art Film Fest as a best female director of the competition.