28th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
5 MARCH → 15 MARCH 2026
Themes: Stories to tell

The Netherlands 1999 43 35mm Colour
The Pool is set entirely within the four walls of a swimming pool. A whole life is summed up in one day; the visitors are recorded as they bare their souls. The starting point is the life cycle, from pregnant women to those already in the twilight of their lives, and everything in between. The film shows the grandeur of mankind in all its tiny details, how battles are fought in every phase of life, and how eventually it is time that tells. The images this provides are both moving and revealing. The film does not focus on the lives of the visitors, but on life itself.