Subira /
Subira, since her childhood, has been a free spirit, a young Muslim girl born to be in the water. She loves to swim and to go fishing with her father - much to her mother's dismay. In her element in the ocean, Subira dreams of swimming competitively, as the boys do. But when her father dies in...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Swahili |
| Language Notes: | In Swahili with English subtitles. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Juno Films,
2018.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Subira, since her childhood, has been a free spirit, a young Muslim girl born to be in the water. She loves to swim and to go fishing with her father - much to her mother's dismay. In her element in the ocean, Subira dreams of swimming competitively, as the boys do. But when her father dies in a boating accident, suddenly she's not allowed to swim at all anymore. Subira now finds herself firmly in the clutches of her traditional mother, Mwana, whose .single- minded aim is to arrange a good marriage for her daughter. The film tells the story both of Subira's arranged marriage at 18 to the handsome and progressive Taquif and her quest to finally learn how to swim. Are the two compatible? This searing family drama vividly captures the paradox of modernity versus tradition. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 13, 2020). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (100 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:39:02 |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Talib Rassmusen ; editing, Terry Kelley, Roselidah Taabu ; music, Nami Melumad. |