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I grew up in Bahrain, a small island in the Arabian Gulf.

Every weekend, my family would visit the beach. Even though I spent my entire childhood here, I never once saw either of my grandmothers so much as contemplate dipping a toe in the water.

It was the same with my mother.

Until last summer, after my grandmother’s passing, when I was able to finally convince my mother to step into the sea in Bahrain for the first time ever. I couldn’t get this image out of my mind. 

When I started to research it more, I discovered that despite being an island, nearly 70% of the adult population in Bahrain rarely or never go swimming. This is even more pronounced for women. 

I was struck by a question: what does it mean to have such an immense resource—the sea—at your disposal, but to never imagine yourself as part of it? And what could it offer you—healing, pleasure, relief—if you could?

This led me to my next film, Grandma Swim, which follows an ocean-loving girl as she attempts to convince her water-fearing grandmother to swim in the sea for the first time on their shared birthday.

We’re less than 3 weeks away from filming and still have a funding gap to get us through production! We would so appreciate any support or sharing of our fundraiser so we can bring this film to life in the way we dream of, and imagine!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Link in bio to read more! 🏝️🏊🏽☺️
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