NIGHT SWIM
Directed by Victoria RiveraCast: Adea Lennox, Adriana Santos, Chloe Roe
- U.S.A.
- Coming of Age, Drama, Female Filmmaker
- English
- 2019
- 12 mins
Carson and Becca’s night is shaken up by newcomer Julie, who incites a break-in to a closed off pool nearby. As Carson begins to feel her friendship with Becca strain because of Julie, a threat appears and Carson makes the decision to leave Julie behind, creating lasting repercussions that will likely haunt her forever.
Director’s Bio
Victoria Rivera is a New York-based writer/director from Colombia. Her short, Skull + Bone, premiered at Tribeca in 2016. The DGA awarded her 2018 short, Verde, the Student Film Award.
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CLOSING NITE
We close the 2019 Nitehawk Shorts Festival with eight short films that present stories on the intimacy of the nail salon, absurdist, dark comedies, and powerful coming-of-age stories about friendship.