Swimming In Dreams

Producer: Ethan Lo

What’s the point of all of this? It’s a question we've all asked ourselves. For child-refugees who’ve come to America (and their descendants), attempting to answer this question is inevitably tied with wondering why fate, God, or whatever higher power they believe in has given them opportunities that those who came before them did not have.If you’ve ever asked yourself what it is that you need to be doing in life, this story is for you. You don’t have to come from a refugee background to relate. It’s simply the story of a young man who’s beginning to seriously question his lot in life, intertwining it with his family background, and coming to terms with the nature of it all. By exploring the three lives of a now-reintegrated middle-aged man who was sentenced to prison at 15, a college student who once couldn’t dream, and a high school student balancing what she owes to her mother and to herself; Ethan hopes to answer one question: what am I here for, if anything?

Featured voices: Ethan Lo, Choy, Paw, Neesha

Music:

Opening Credits, Johnny Ripper

Rain, Aaron Ximm

Night Caves, Lee Rosevere

Ominous Beat, Setuniman freesound.org/people/Setuniman/

Harmonious Ending, Setuniman freesound.org/people/Setuniman/