New People: The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony

This screening will take place at NEW PEOPLE CINEMA, located at 1746 Post Street in Japantown. Followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Habiba Nosheen. 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. THE GYMNASTS OF FISHERMAN COLONY is an intimate coming-of-age documentary by 3X 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. Runtime 1h 32m Year 2026 Director Habiba Nosheen Format DCP Country USA, Pakistan, and Canada Language English, Urdu, and Bengali with English subtitles First Showing November 1, 2026 Categories New People Cinema , Featured