Directed by Kalli Anderson

Logline: Open Water is an immersive short documentary film about a 61-year-old woman's attempt to swim across the largest freshwater lake in the world.

Synopsis: Open Water is a short documentary film about what it feels like to swim across the largest freshwater lake in the world. It follows 61-year-old open-water swimmer Marilyn Korzekwa as she attempts to be the first person to ever complete a crossing of the eastern end of Lake Superior, from Michigan, USA to Ontario, Canada.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 19 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary
PRODUCTION FORMAT: HD
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Ontario
KEYWORDS: Women, Swimming, Water, Lake Superior, Underwater Photography, Personal, Female Filmmaker

Director's Statement: This film is a love letter to Lake Superior (Gichigami) and to the community of women who have been supporting each other through their swims across the Great Lakes for two generations.