The Documentary SWIM TEAM Screens For Free August 24th at Webster University

SWIM TEAM screens Thursday,  August 24th at 7:30pm at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The screening is FREE and Co-sponsored by Easterseals Midwest. Donations accepted.

Demonstrating the power of inclusion to transcend disability, Lara Stolman’s triumphant film SWIM TEAM profiles members of the Jersey Hammerheads, a competitive swim team made up of a diverse group of teens on the autism spectrum, based in the state with the highest rate of autism in the country. Parents of a boy on the autism spectrum formed the  team, recruited other teens on the spectrum and trained them with high expectations and zero pity. Swim Team chronicles the extraordinary rise of three diverse young athletes, capturing a moving quest for inclusion, independence and a life that feels winning. Through training and competition, star athletes Mikey, Robbie and Kelvin gain self-confidence and social skills that serve them both in and out of the pool.

The critics are praising SWIM TEAM

“The breaststroking, freestyling young athletes in “Swim Team” couldn’t be more different in terms of personality, drive, appeal and, of course, developmental challenges, and it gives this film from Lara Stolman its particular character, heart and verve.”

Jennie Kermode at Eye for Film wrote:

“Well paced and well produced, Swim Team is engaging throughout and would be easy to enjoy as light viewing, but there’s more going on beneath the surface.”