The Swimming Lesson
9 min
English
Teenage Muslim refugee girls take a swimming lesson in Boise, Idaho.
$15,000
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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sandy Lane Media, Wide Eye Productions
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Top Cast
Neekey Habibi as Girl #1
Samara Alsalim as Girl #2
Noor Ali as Girl #3
Lisa King Hawkes as Social Worker
Constancia Roark as Swimming Instructor
Top Crew
Elizabeth Rodgers · Director, Writer
Kevin Eslinger · Cinematographer
David DiDonato · Editor
Jennifer Isenhart · Executive Producer
Tom Hadzor · Executive Producer
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