The Swimming Lesson
Teenage Muslim refugee girls take a swimming lesson in Boise, Idaho.
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.
- Runtime
- 9m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Elizabeth Rodgers
Casting
- Neekey Habibi — Girl #1
- Samara Alsalim — Girl #2
- Noor Ali — Girl #3 / Fatima
- Lisa King Hawkes — Social Worker
- Constancia Roark — Swimming Instructor
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