
Swim Sistas is a poetic, visually stunning love letter to water, sisterhood, and the enduring strength of Black women across generations.
Swim Sistas is a poetic, visually stunning love letter to water, sisterhood, and the enduring strength of Black women across generations. Featuring the voice of Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight) as Mami Wata, part deity and part ancestral memory, the film flows across generations: from a young girl diving into joy, to Great Britain’s first and only Black female Olympic swimmer breaking historic barriers, to a woman learning to swim at 54, defying a legacy of inherited fear. It is a celebration of connection, resilience and hope, told through the lens of the rising tide of Black women reclaiming their place in the water, and in history.

Alice Dearing
Herself

Jasmine Boatswain
Herself

Roni Bruno
Herself

Lexie Sandiford
Herself

Naomie Harris
Mami Wata

Cat White
Mami Wata

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Memorial

Hortus Malabaricus

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A Sense of Direction: a 1,200 Mile Walk on the Pacific Northwest Trail

RUNN

Milestone No. 3

Women & the Wind

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Bettina Rheims

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Rosies of the North

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Voices of Muslim Women from the US South

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Writing with Fire