Wet Bum
Wet Bum is a 2014 Canadian drama film, directed by Lindsay MacKay. The film stars Julia Sarah Stone as Sam, a shy and self-conscious teenage girl struggling to assert herself with those around her, including her older swimming teammates who make fun of her because she has not yet fully developed into womanhood and the residents of a nursing home where she has a part-time job as a cleaner.
The film's cast also includes Leah Pinsent as Sam's mother Mary Ellen, Jamie Johnston as her older brother Nate, Craig Arnold as her swimming coach Lukas, and Kenneth Welsh as Ed, a crotchety resident of the nursing home.
The film premiered at the 2014 [Toronto International Film Festival].
The film received two Vancouver [Film Critics Circle] awards at the Vancouver Film [Critics Circle Awards 2015], for Vancouver Film Critics Circle [Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film|Best Actress in a Canadian Film] and Best First Film by a Canadian Director. The film's visual effects team received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Canadian [Screen Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects] at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards.