Can't Float
Can't Float
Short
· Comedy · 11 pages
A young Black man struggles to overcome his own fear of the water — and America's historical stereotypes of Black people — to learn to swim for his unborn child.
Written by
Dave Schilling
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Stowe Story Labs $50,000 Short Film Production Grant 2024
Finalist,
Stowe Story Labs $50,000 Short Film Production Grant 2024
1 Writer
Culver City, CA
Dave Schilling is a writer, humorist, and podcast producer whose work has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, and more. He was the co-executive producer of YouTube's Black History Month special, Black Renaissance, in 2021. He was also the co-host of Vox and Polygon’s comedy/pop culture podcast Gal...
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