Beneath the water

Beneath the water

2026 · 10 min · Drama

A young swimmer stops practicing and dives into a fierce internal battle. Having always been just "the swimmer", he is now suffocated by the fear of who he is without the water. In this struggle, survival means deciding between leaping into water or quitting forever.

Directed by Lior Kagan · Written by Ilay Paz

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