Name: The Swimming Lesson
Genre: Drama
Duration: 9 min

The Swimming Lesson

— · 9 min

Drama

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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.

Crew

Director Elizabeth Rodgers
Writer Elizabeth Rodgers
Director of Photography Kevin Eslinger

Cast

N
Neekey Habibi
Girl #1
S
Samara Alsalim
Girl #2
N
Noor Ali
Girl #3 / Fatima
L
Lisa King Hawkes
Social Worker
C
Constancia Roark
Swimming Instructor

Crew

Director — Elizabeth Rodgers
Writer — Elizabeth Rodgers
Director of Photography — Kevin Eslinger

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