The film was first screened at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 19 , 2017 . '' Next projection '' identified the film as portraying in part something described as " nightmarish " . Robbie Collin from '' The Telegraph '' awarded it four stars out of five saying : " It ’s an earnest , sombre , often unsubtle work – but it ’s also disciplined , sharply coherent , and cine-literate in an old-fashioned surrealist way . " Matt Hoffman from '' Little White Lies '' ( magazine ) found minor issues with the script , but nevertheless praised the short : " Come Swim is a beautiful looking piece of work . With the help of cinematographer John Guleserian , Stewart has crafted a rapturous visual wonder that far outshines the deficiencies of the screenplay . "
2017 Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
Come Swim