Short film

Burqini Body
2025 · 5 min
A breezy, gently comic short that turns a small everyday fuss into a warm, pointed smile about belonging.
- Directed by
- Hebah Ali
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Safia Arain, Basil Scott-Mitchell, Priscilla Cui
- Overview
- A Muslim woman makes a splash at her local swimming pool with her ‘scandalous’ modest swimwear.
- How it feels
- Light, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Identity, race, gender, family
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Hebah Ali
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Safia Arain, Basil Scott-Mitchell, Priscilla Cui
