{ "page": "\x3cp\x3eFrom the intimate vantage point of a senior community swimming pool, water and time suspend both body and memory. This film travels underwater and above water to create a gentle meditation on growing old, feeling young, and living life.\x3c/p\x3e \x3cp\x3eShot on 16mm film in a bright and colorful swimming pool, Afloat vividly captures elderly participants in a water exercise class.   With surreal images of underwater movement and delightful swimming pool scenes, the stories told by these swimmers become weightless and ageless memories.  Afloat reminds us that childhood and elder-hood are not all that different and that the buoyant and playful feelings we have in the water remain with us our entire life.  Ultimately, this film returns beauty, grace and dignity to the reality of growing old.\x3c/p\x3e \x3cp\x3e5 minutes, 16mm color, 4x3, NTSC\x3c/p\x3e \x3cp\x3e \x3c/p\x3e", "type": "synopsis" }