ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

In a place where girls and sport rarely mix, THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY is a coming-of-age documentary where joy, ambition, and quiet rebellion take root as three teenage girls carve out space for themselves, one somersault at a time.

LONG SYNOPSIS

THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY is an intimate coming-of-age documentary by three-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Habiba Nosheen that follows three teenage girls in Pakistan, offering a rare and tender portrait of girlhood, joy, and play told through the eyes of young Pakistani girls navigating the margins of society.

At its core, THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY is a story of hope and quiet defiance. Through the intimate journeys of three teenagers we witness as their passion for gymnastics begins to clash with deeply rooted expectations around what girls can and cannot do. The film follows their journey as they find themselves straddling two polar opposite worlds as they push to make space for themselves through gymnastics. The result is a lyrical and deeply human portrait of three young girls from a corner of the world we rarely see on screen. These are girls who dare to dream.

Director Habiba Nosheen

Producers Amar Lohana, Habiba Nosheen

Executive Producers Malala Yousafzai, Mariska Hargitay, Trish Adlesic, Lauran Bromley, Ashley McDermott, Elaisha Stokes, Jenni Wolfson, Amar Lohana, Michelle McCree, Habiba Nosheen, Shelley Saywell, Robin Smith, Anna Maria Tremonti

Co-Executive Producers Ricardo Acosta, Shizuka Asakawa, Bina Shukla

Editor Lawrence Jackman

Cinematographers Tess Girard, Nadir Siddiqui, Muhammad Asif Faraz

original music Kalaisan Kalaichelvan

FESTIVALS
2026: Tribeca (World Premiere)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World (except Canada)

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download