Can’t Float
Directed by Dave Schilling
A young Black man struggles to overcome his own fear of the water — and America's historical stereotypes of Black people — to learn to swim.
About Can’t Float
Can’t Float is a 9-minute drama short film from the USA directed by Dave Schilling. It screened at the 2026 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the program “The Human Experience”.
- Director
- Dave Schilling
- Program
- The Human Experience
- Country
- USA
- Run time
- 9 mins
- Genre
- Drama
