Dolphin Kicks

A team of four synchronization swimmers practice at a dream-like swimming pool, fiercely refining their technique. One of the swimmers is not quite in sync with the others. She feels awkward about the delays and is unsure how to confront the group. This relationship unravels in the symbolic dreamlike space of the swimming pool. It is the only possible place for them to practice. The pool is disrupted by a group of three roller skaters, loud and full of restless energy. The roller skaters purposefully empty the pool and the world of the four swimmers is shattered. The two group’s conflicting need for the pool highlight the tension between them. The swimmers want revenge. Beneath the tension curiosity simmers. The main character feels a magnetic pull toward the mystical roller skaters. She is confronted by a fear of betraying the loyalty of her own group and destroying the perfect balance in the team. Nevertheless she decides to be in sync with her own heart.