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In Short: Swim

Produced by Jon Goldman & Chip Moore

For many people the idea of an “out of the way” beach means an idyllic surrounding separated from the realities of the world; for African American fisheries biologist Jearld Ambrose, swimming as a child at segregated Atlantic Beach, South Carolina was his only option. Swim is an animated short about Jearld’s memories of family trips to the sea. The film explores the subject using hand-drawn and computer-based animation with archival footage.

*This project was produced in collaboration with the WGBH Lab.

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Great job everyone. The African American experience of going to the beach, and SWIMMING, are memories that need documentation. Thanks for doing such a beautiful job.

Posted by Hillary (former Woods Hole compatriot) | Jul 25 2009 at 04:40 pm | report this comment

Thank you! I am glad that this was done about Atlantic Beach. I believe that it is a treasure that we need to keep and prosper. Congratulations Dr. Jearld and all of the others involved in this video project!

Posted by Vet | Jul 25 2009 at 10:52 am | report this comment

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