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Kids Take The Plunge In Oscar Contender ‘A Swim Lesson,’ Documentary From Rashida Jones & Will McCormack That Could Save Lives
The Rashida Jones-Will McCormack documentary 'A Swim Lesson,' about kids learning a potentially life-saving skill, has made the Oscar shortlist.
If you think that’s no big deal, consider this: “In the United States, drowning is the leading cause of preventable death for children ages 1-4.” That statistic is cited in A Swim Lesson, the Oscar-shortlisted short documentary that follows Marsh in the pool as he instructs a new class of tots. “They’re hysterical and then they’re vomiting, and then they’re crying, and then they’re running out of the pool,” shares Rashida Jones, the filmmaker and actor who directed the documentary with Will McCormack, a fellow actor-director. Whatever’s necessary to get a kid to take the plunge – hold their breath under water, come to the surface and move their arms to stay afloat – Marsh finds a way to do it, demonstrating an uncanny ability to intuit each youngster’s needs and emotional state.
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