Sea Star

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How it feels

A middle-aged Black Canadian man takes swimming lessons for the first time. He confronts generational trauma and unresolved grief tied to the Black community's relationship with swimming.

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What happens

Sea Star is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Tyler Mckenzie Evans and released in 2025. The film stars John Phillips as Chris, a middle-aged Black Canadian man who is taking swimming lessons for the first time, while confronting the generational trauma and unresolved grief that have complicated the Black Canadian and African-American communities' relationship with the activity. The cast also includes Joshua Obasi, Andrea Pavlovic, Cherene Francis, Ewan Wood, Andrea Davis, Lucas Lee, Rain Janjua and Charlotte Avis in supporting roles. The film premiered in the Short Cuts program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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