SYNOPSIS

Ūla is a 17-year-old who loves to swim. One morning in the changing room, a towel slips off her hips and a group of synchronised swimmers sees a birth mark on her thigh. This event embarrasses Ūla and she tries to avoid the swimmers in every possible way. Although the girl feels safe in the water, thoughts of her imperfect body do not leave her, and the tension increases. It is only when she unexpectedly enters the space of her fantasy that Ūla begins to move towards self-acceptance, overcomes her fears and grows up.

INTENTION

We have become accustomed to watching and to being watched in public places. I have noticed and experienced this vividly when attending a public pool several years ago. 

I observed myself and the way this space began to alter my view of myself and my body, how I began to catch my reflection in mirrors or shop windows more and more. So I started to reflect on that. And thus the character of Ūla was born. A girl who loves swimming and goes to the pool every day. While the pool is generally a happy place, it is a space of anxiety and tention for Ūla. A girl is curious to observe the half-naked bodies walking around, but also to compare them with her own.

I want The One Who Knows to be an inspiring and inviting journey of self-acceptance, so Ūla’s desire to meet beauty standards and to be accepted in the fantasy space is therefore transformed into the courage to accept herself and change. I hope that this film will be like a hug for the viewer, and that the themes of body, beauty and self-esteem explored in the film will invite us to extend the conversation outside the cinema theatre.