Three seemingly ordinary Ugandan women concerned with homes, families and jobs, share the dream of becoming champion rally drivers.
Description
Three seemingly ordinary Ugandan women concerned with homes, families and jobs, share the dream of becoming champion rally drivers. The three "Super Ladies" face the double challenge of achieving sporting success while fighting prejudice and sexism in the male world of motor rallying. Super Ladies offers a fascinating insight into the heart of modern Uganda.
Plot outline
"The Super Ladies" is a documentary film that follows three female rally-drivers, competing to beat their male counterparts in Uganda's Pearl of Africa Rally – one of Africa’s toughest motor races. The three women exemplify changing gender dynamics in Africa – and not just on the race course: business women, pop-singers, teachers & mothers, they also have to battle for the respect of their male competitors. Will they win out on race day?

It is a daunting challenge – and a race with a dramatic outcome.

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/witness/2009/09/200991663846321765.html