14th October 2024
Speedo, proud partner of THE POOL
Stunning cinematic experience filmed over a year at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Icebergs pool
Bondi Icebergs is the most photographed pool in the world. For nearly a century this spectacular 50 metre stretch of sparkling blue at the southern end of Bondi Beach has occupied a special corner in the hearts of millions.
This is where generations of children have learnt to swim, where the diehard have braved the frigid waters of one hundred winters, where the young and beautiful have come to bond and bake in the hot sun, and where sightseers from around the world have taken refuge during the scorching heights of endless Australian summers.
Icebergs is at once a meeting place, a resting place, a workout place and a place of romance and ritual. We come to understand that for those who seek it out, and return, it is a symbol of inclusivity, healing and resilience.
THE POOL is a stunning cinematic experience with a soundtrack that harks back to the 1960s and a cast of characters who each have a story to tell; breezy, heart-warming, funny and poignant. It speaks to the enduring power of community and our collective longing to find it, whoever we are and wherever we come from.
No matter your background or where you’re at — everyone is equal in their swimmers.
Madman Entertainment and Shark Island Productions today announced a November 7 cinema release date for the feature documentary The Pool.
The Pool, selected for the Sydney Film Festival, Adelaide Film Festival, CinefestOz and Byron Bay Film Festival, is directed by Ian Darling (The Final Quarter, Paul Kelly – Stories of Me.
Director Ian Darling said: "We wanted to make a happy feel-good film, that would put a smile on audiences faces, allow them to dream, and even inspire them to swim."
The Pool will open in selected cinemas nationally from November 7, with director Ian Darling, producer Mary Macrae and swimmers from the film participating in Q&A screenings along the eastern seaboard across November.
SCREENING CALENDAR
OCTOBER
- Festival screenings:
- Oct 16 - Sunshine Coast Film Festival, Caloundra, 7pm
- Oct 20 - Byron Bay International Film Festival, Palace Byron Bay, 5pm
- Oct 22 - Byron Bay International Film Festival, Palace Byron Bay, 4pm
- Oct 26 - Byron Bay International Film Festival, Palace Ballina Fair, 5pm
- Oct 27 - Adelaide Film Festival, Palace Nova Exi Max, 1.45pm
- Oct 30 – Nov 3 - Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Event BCC, 6pm (Filmmaker Q&A Oct 31st)
NOVEMBER
- Select Cinema release start Nov. 7
- Nov 3 - Adelaide Film Festival, Odeon Star Semaphore 2.45pm
- Nov 7 - Luna Leederville Perth (WA)
- Luna SX Fremantle (WA)
- Event Bondi Junction (NSW)
- Empire Cinema, Bowral
- Nov 14 and Nov 22 - Sunset Cinema (season opening), Bondi Beach, 8.30pm
- VIC cinemas from Nov 14 including Palace Pentridge
- Q&A Event Screenings:
- Nov 4 - Brisbane Palace Barracks with Q&A hosted by Suki Brownsdon, 6.00pm
- Nov 6 - HOTA Gold Coast, 6pm
- Nov 9 - Randwick Ritz, 2pm Q&A hosted by Katrina Strickland
- Nov 9 - Cremorne, 4pm Q&A hosted by Jeremy Sims
- Nov 10 - Palace Moore Park, 2pm Q&A hosted by Katrina Strickland
- Nov 10 - United Warriewood, 4pm Q&A hosted by Jeremy Sims
- Nov 16 - Classic Elsternwick, 3pm Q&A hosted by Caroline Wilson
- Nov 17 - Lido Cinema, 2pm Q&A hosted by Corrie Perkin