Surfing Through The Odds: The SOMA Surf Story

A film about SOMA-Surf, a nonprofit that helps raise confident young women through academic support and surf-therapy.

Directed by: Ana-Filipa Domingues

Runtime: 19 MINUTES
Completed: 05/10/2023
Category: Short - Doc (INT)
Countries of Production: Sao Tome and Principe, Portugal
Premiere Status: UK Premiere

In São Tomé and Príncipe, the second smallest country in Africa, girls spend most of their day collecting water and helping their families. It is a paradise of friendly people, yet one where girls were not allowed to surf before SOMA. SOMA’s mission is to fight for gender equality through surf therapy, academic support and mental health education. This is a film about these girls’ reality and the role that SOMA plays in their community, giving the girls a key to unlock other possibilities.