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Wet Bum

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Wet Bum is a Canadian drama written and directed by first time feature filmmaker Lindsay MacKay. The film was selected in the Next Wave program at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and its star Julia Sarah Stone was selected as one of the festival’s TIFF Rising Stars. Stone is joined in the cast by Craig Arnold, Kenneth Welsh, and Diana Leblanc.
Sam is a self-conscious and stubborn 14-year-old girl, finding it difficult to fit in. She finds strength in the underwater world her lifeguard course provides. But insecurity takes over when her unwillingness to change out of her bathing suit in front of the more developed girls becomes a point of ridicule. It’s this fear that leaves her with a wet bum. Her solace from the bullying is Lucas, her handsome and empathetic lifeguard instructor, who reaches out to help. After a skinny dipping prank goes awry, mom punishes Sam by making her work cleaning the family-run retirement home. As the days pass, Sam develops unexpected friendships with two of the retirement home’s residents, who teach her about growing up…and growing old.
For MacKay, Wet Bum is “a story important to tell, not only because it’s based on my personal experience, but because it’s universal. At its core, it’s a coming-of-age film for all generations. I’ve discovered that we’re always growing into who we are, and therefore, have to find solace in the moments of being in between.”
Wet Bum is rated 14A.