The people of Penzance, in Cornwall (UK), have a long and storied history of swimming in the sea so when their open air lido was at threat, the community came together to save it.
Jubilee Pools is an art deco, sea-fed outdoor swimming complex that has recently been updated for a new generation of outdoors swimmers, led by the architects ScottWhitbyStudio. In this film, we hear from some of the people involved in bringing the pools back to life.
This film was included in the Better Cities Film Festival in Detroit in 2023 and won the Jury Prize at the Ceasar Design Film Festival in Modena in the same year.
