VINDICATION SWIM, INSPIRATIONAL TRUE STORY OF BRIGHTON WOMAN, MERCEDES GLEITZE OUT NOW
Brighton writer and film director, Elliott Hasler has created a tour de force, a film based on the inspirational true story of Brighton born Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Vindication Swim depicts Mercedes’ upstream struggle in overcoming both the cold waters of the English Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England. However, after a rival comes forward claiming to have accomplished the same feat, Mercedes is forced into battle to retain her record and her legacy. Kirsten Callaghan plays an award winning debut performance in the role of Mercedes Gleitze. Vindication Swim also stars John Locke (Poor Things), Victoria Summer (Saving Mr Banks), James Wilby (Poldark) and Douglas Hodge (Joker).
Latest TV’s Yael Breuer meets the force behind the film, Elliott Hasler to find out more. Interview conducted at the Brighton & Hove Engineerium
