Tasmina: The Horse Gir l অশ্বারোহী তাসমিনা I Award-winning short documentary on a spirited girl

Tasmina The Horse Girl Language: Bangla (English Sub-titled) Duration: 14m 30s Director: Faridur Rahman Executive Producer: Begum Mahbuba Khatun Tasmina, an eleven years old girl of a remote village in Northern Bangladesh is known as ‘Horse Girl’ in her neighborhood. Where more than sixty percent of the girls are married off before their 15th birthday, Tasmina aspires to ride the horse and join horse races at least for another five years. In this rural society outdoor games are not allowed for the ‘grown-up’ women and horse race is unthinkable. Earlier Tasmina used to join the races riding other people’s horses. She won several competitions but didn’t get the prize money or the awards. The owner of the horse took away everything, giving her a little amount. Her father bought a small horse for her. But this tiny little horse can’t cope with the big racing horses and she can’t fight back with all her elder male competitors. When she goes to school without covering her head and demands her name to be announced as a competitor, not the owner’s name, she ignores the norms of our male-dominated society. She is confident to achieve her goals and becomes a source of inspiration for many young girls. copyright: 2015 avcue website: www.avcue.media