The Swimming Lesson (2026) is a very short animation story film. A woman encourages a young girl into the river for a swimming lesson: 'Come in. The water's lovely. You really ought to learn to swim. I won't let go of you.' [1 min 27 sec] Completion date: 14th March 2026.

The Swimming Lesson is an Official Selection in the 2026 Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival, with a live screening in Arlington, Massachussetts, USA, in October 2026.

The Swimming Lesson is an Official Selection in Quick Cut 2026: The 90-Second Film Challenge, which is part of Cornwall Film Festival, with a live screening at the Plaza Cinema, Truro, Cornwall, on Thursday 13th August 2026.

The Swimming Lesson is included in a showreel in Day after day after day: Recent works by Tineke Bruijnzeels and Cally Trench, at The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford, 30th June to 8th August 2026.

The Swimming Lesson was an Official Selection in the 2026 Walthamstow International Film Festival, with a live screening at Walthamstow Trades Hall, London, on Sunday 28th June 2026.