HORNSEA MERMAIDS

PRODUCER | CINEMATOGRAPHER

A mini doc about the all women's swimming group the Hornsea Mermaids.

Based in the small town of Hornsea on the east coast of Yorkshire, these women meet up regularly to swim together in the North Sea.

Group founder, Claire Keable speaks to us about how 'finding her tribe' at the open water swimming group has worked wonders for her and many group members' mental and physical health.

The film was directed and edited by Antony Morris and shot on a Krasnogorsk camera with one roll of 16mm film.

A group of women warm up on the beach after a cold outdoor swim in the North Sea.

Hornsea Mermaid's founder Claire Keable looks out into the North Sea after a morning swim

A group of women exit the sea onto Hornsea beach after their morning swim with the Hornsea Mermaids

A morning swim in the North Sea with the Hornsea Mermaids

Warming up with a hot drink and a dry robe after a cold morning swim

A 16mm film group shot of the Hornsea Mermaids stood together on Hornsea Beach at sunrise

Women chatting and socialising after their morning swim

A 16mm film grab showing the all women's outdoor swimming group enter the sea on a cold morning

A woman laughs as she exits the sea after her open water swim and joins her friends

A woman swims in the North Sea with a bright pink float. Open water swimming in Hornsea