The Swimming Lesson

Name: The Swimming Lesson
Director: Elizabeth Rodgers
Duration: 9 min
Cast: Neekey Habibi, Samara Alsalim, Noor Ali, Lisa King Hawkes, Constancia Roark

TBA

Drama

"Teenage Muslim refugee girls take a swimming lesson in Boise, Idaho."

Overview

Based on a true story, teenage, Muslim refugee girls in burkinis take a fantastical swimming lesson in Idaho. The initiative for swimming lessons began after a newly arrived refugee, a Congolese boy, drowned in the summer of 2017.