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Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons is a personal, reflexive film that follows a daughter of Chinese immigrants who yearns to understand her transoceanic family’s expressions of grief. During a summer visit to the home her parents left behind in Beijing, China, she tries to learn what they never taught: how to navigate a heat wave, cook watermelon, and say goodbye. (Meloddy Gao /University of California, Santa Cruz)
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