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Swimmer in a white cap floating in the sea at sunrise

The Long Swim

Northfold Outdoor

Ericeira, Portugal

2026

2026

Client

Northfold Outdoor

Year

2026

Location

Ericeira, Portugal

Disciplines

Brand films

A winter of swimming in the Atlantic with the women who never miss a morning.

A winter of swimming in the Atlantic with the women who never miss a morning.

A winter of swimming in the Atlantic with the women who never miss a morning.

We spent three weeks with a swimming club in Ericeira before the camera came out. Rita cast the film from the people who turned up every day, not from an agency.

The shoot ran over five dawns with a crew of six. We shot on a single lens to keep it honest and let the light do the work.

A hand trailing through cold seawater
A lone swimmer far out in open water at dawn
Three women in robes laughing over tea after a winter swim
A figure in a robe walking down the rocks to the sea

Credits

Director

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Rita Albuquerque

Producer

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Priya Nair

Director of Photography

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Luca Ferri

Editor

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Ellie Shaw

Colourist

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Kofi Mensah

Sound Design

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Theo Marsh

Runner silhouetted on a moorland path at sunrise

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