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Gando

Specs: IRAN | 2020 | 8m | International Premiere
Filmmaker: Teymour Ghaderi
Theme:  inspiration, species

GIRL ON WAVE will have its World Premiere screening at Water Docs 2018. Join us to see this fascinating, biographical, sport documentary at our "Floating" session and matinée screening on Saturday, April 14th at 3:00 pm. Girl on Wave (2017, USA) GIRL ON WAVE introduces professional windsurfer Sarah Hauser and documents her journey as a New-Caledonian athlete competing on the American stage of windsurfing. Maui based 27-year old Sarah Hauser left the comfort of a masters degree in computer science and a traditional career path behind to follow her passion and pursue the unconventional path of an action sports athlete. GIRL ON WAVE follows the challenges and rewards that Sarah faces on her journey in hopes of inspiring others to never lose sight of their dreams. Filmed on Maui with state-of-the-art equipment, GIRL ON WAVE includes interviews with local mentors and community leaders who have guided Sarah on her journey and have played a critical role in helping her get to where she is today. Driven to perform at her highest potential in big swells and competitions around the globe, Sarah is leaving her unique mark on the water sports world "What are your dreams? What do you aspire to be?"

Girls in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran have to go far away from their villages to bring water from the pond because of the lack of a fresh water source nearby. Most of these ponds have a kind of Iranian crocodile called Gando living in them that attack humans and that's why most of the children who are forced to fetch the water for their families have lost either their legs or hands. People from this province still treat the Gandos with respect because they believe when there is a Gando, so there is water. GANDO tells the story of a nine-year-old girl named Hawa that has lost her hand to a Gando.

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