LSFF x Babes with Blades: Fighting Form + Q&A

Babes with Blades is a tongue-in-cheek reference to hot female assassins with few clothes and even fewer words that once were the archetypal side-kick, or femme fatale, strong woman in the action genre. Formed by director, Jade Ang Jackman, and actor/stuntwoman, Ayesha Hussain, the programme celebrates new visions of gender within this high-octane world. Car fights, girl-on-girl brawls, and stylish and multilingual femmes come head to head with familiar faces such as FKA Twigs and Uma Thurman in this program. Stereotypically, action has been associated with one type of voice or violence. Here, new characters are brought center stage to reveal stunning swordsmanship in FKA Twigs' Sad Day, consider East Asian paying customs in Split, the impact of periods in Overdrive, the protection of our elders in Don’t F*ck with, Ba and the iniquity of boarding schools in Nida Manzoor’s early short, 7.2. Join us for a Q&A after with some of the shorts directors and Ayesha Hussain (Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II). Sad Day, dir. FKA Twigs & Hiro Murai, United Kingdom 2020 Split, dir. Jade Ang Jackman, United Kingdom 2024 Don't F*ck with Ba, dir. Sally Tran, Canada, 2024 A Shot In The Foot, dir. Diane Lac, United States 2024 Overdrive, dir. Abigail Wilson, United Kingdom, 2024 The Calm, dir. Sam Hargrave, United States / France, 2023 The Como Connection, dir. Alexi Tan, China, 2019 Young Hot Bloods, dir. Jade Ang Jackman, United Kingdom, 2022 The Last Dumpling, dir. Jadey Duffield, United Kingdom The Librarian, dir. Adam Brashaw, United Kingdom, 2024 7.2, dir. Nida Manzoor, 2014, United KingdomPT1H35M152025-01-19LSFF x Babes with Blades: Fighting Form + Q&A"LSFF x Babes with Blades: Fighting Form + Q&A"

Showtimes

January 19, 3:00 pm

Rio Cinema