BATS, BALLS AND BRADFORD GIRLS

BBC3 - 1 x 40 - 2018

SHOOTING DIRECTOR + PRODUCER - RAW

‘Direct and powerful’ - The Telegraph

‘‘The story of these girls and their passion for the game they love will leave you awestruck’ - Bustle

‘Touching’ - The Guardian

This BBC Three film follows the first all-Asian girls' cricket team over the summer holidays as they train for their last ever tournament together. The team started at school four years ago when their only experience of cricket was their dads and brothers watching it on the TV. In spite of this, they took to it like naturals and began winning all the tournaments they entered.

Cricket means so much to each of the girls for different reasons. It is their freedom and independence. It is their rebellion against what is expected of them and their excuse to be out of the house without their parents. If they don't train regularly, they will jeopardise their chances of winning. Now school is over, will the team stay united to play their final tournament?

Watch the full film HERE.