A Knockout

Boxing champion Michele Aboro grew up in South London where life for a girl was never easy, let alone for a mixed-race lesbian girl. Thanks to her tenacious spirit and an uncanny talent for combat sports she put her difficult past behind her and managed to sign a contract with the biggest boxing promoter in Europe. She won all 21 fights, 18 of them with a knockout – an exceptional achievement in women’s boxing. But despite her spectacular record in the ring her career came to a sudden halt when her promoter broke her contract under the belief that she was not "promotable". Searching for logic behind Aboro’s case, this poignant documentary captures a universal story of fighting for one’s identity and offers a probing look at the intersection of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and the increased commercialization of women’s sports. (Women Making Movies)

Preceded by

High Heels On Wheels

Dir: Donna Cassyd & Leslie Sloan, USA, 2005, Beta SP, 11 mins

A fun documentary of lesbian women who played in roller derby teams from the 1940s to the 1970s.

and

Tomboys - Feisty Girls And Spirited Women

Dir: Julie Akeret & Christian McEwen, USA, 2004, Beta SP, 28 mins

A great documentary for all grownup tomboys and those who love them!

Total Running Time: 91 mins

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