Stroke

Christine Jeffs made her directing debut with this lush, high end (35mm film, Dolby sound) short film. Dorothy (Fiona Samuel), a lone swimmer, luxuriates in tranquil bliss at a deserted pool — only to have her solitude rudely interrupted by a squad of swimmers. A wordless, strikingly choreographed conflict ensues as Dorothy attempts to assert herself against the dehumanised aggression of the swimmers. Stroke was invited to international festivals including Cannes and Sundance; and Jeffs went on to direct feature films Rain and Sunshine Cleaning.

Every shot was either in the water, on the water or over the water

– Christine Jeffs

Key Cast & Crew

Christine Jeffs

Director, Writer, Editor

Robin Laing

Producer

Fiona Samuel

As: Dorothy

Matthew Chamberlain

As: Swimmer

Michael Hedges

Sound Mix

Antony Partos

Composer