A Grandma Learns to Swim | Float | The New Yorker Documentary

[@kitschville]

I love this so much. I adore her and her whole family. Such wise advice here for everyone.

[@moniquesierhuis-beentjes187]

"There should be less importance to how one looks rather than how one has lived" ❤❤❤

[@elainebines6803]

Learning to swim is so important

[@darcycohn6221]

Your film struck me as a beautiful haiku-like piece showcasing a wonderfully alive woman whom we should all admire. As a masters' swimmer who took up the sport in my 50s and in my 70s continue to learn and improve, I really appreciated your grandmother's desire and determination to learn something new and do it . The amazing sensations and magic of being in water is well conveyed in your piece. And, particularly as a former Stanford doc program alumna who made a portrait about the women in my family, I could relate to "Soak" and appreciate your well-crafted and lovingly presented narrative. Hope many people, young and old, see your film. It will put a smile on their faces and remind them of how it's important to keep 'moving' at all ages, to laugh and possess a positive mindset.

[@apg7639]

awww the scene at the end really melted my heart. lovely video.

[@GABRIEL_CRAFT]

"you have to get my age to appreciate your age and that's a pity. You have to get older to realize how many years you wasted." I'm 45 and I've been thinking about this a lot lately so I've been walking in the woods daily for a few hours and to swimming in the wild and in the cold more recently.

[@NZKiwi87]

The sentence really stood out for me too. I’m 44 and have just completely changed my life and started living it for myself and my husband and our animals. I feel like I have been given a gift several decades early.

[@Outlawes]

A very fascinating, heartwarming portrayal of human perseverance! Would love to film docs for the New Yorker… where can we pitch?

[@kokohead333]

Adorable!

[@andrewoolbright554]

I know how to swim a little bit but want to improve the skills so I’m taking lessons at YMCA soon ,also her feet lookin nice @ 12:45

[@gazellepop]

Feeding Tinky while having a tinkle in the loo 😂

[@springhillgolfer878]

Gravity doesn't appear to be your friend when you're in your 80's. The weightlessness of swimming makes sense.

[@hkbabel]

Thank you

[@WorldOfMountains]

Love

[@5scanneddocuments]

wow

[@AshleyJones-kw8bv]

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