Bangla Surf Girls is set in a slum near Cox’s Bazar where young girls who sell trinkets to tourists are pulled into a surf program CourtesyThis Oscar qualifying film festival is North America’s biggest for documentariesBangladeshi filmmaker Elizabeth D Costa’s feature length documentary Bangla Surf Girls has received official selection in Canada’s Hot Docs International Film Festival. This Oscar qualifying film festival is North America’s biggest for documentaries hosting over 200 films every year since 1993. The film is set in a slum near Cox’s Bazar where young girls who sell trinkets to tourists are pulled into a surf program started by a local youth. What follows is a transformation as the girls gain confidence and dream of escaping a life of drudgery and abuse. Bangla Surf Girls also has a Canadian producer, Lalita Krishna.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 18, 2020 14:26 UTC