The Swimming Lesson
⏱️ 9 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
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
Producer
Elizabeth Rodgers, Jennifer Isenhart, Tom Hadzor
Production
Sandy Lane Media, Wide Eye Productions
Keywords
immigrantrefugeeswimming poolwomen in filmaquatic