With This Ring @ Queen’s, March 12
March 2, 2018With This Ring screenings continue with a stop at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, on Monday, March 12 at the invitation of the Film and Media Department. Join us, it’s free!
SYNOPSIS
Filmed over the course of six years, WITH THIS RING follows the meteoric rise of three Indian women who sidestep traditional roles to become world champion boxers. Worried that boxing will disfigure their faces and hurt their chances of getting married, their parents are reluctant to embrace their chosen careers. Facing pressure to conform, the women test boundaries as they become the primary wage earners in their families. While the team dominates at world championships, they continue to train in oblivion in India. Boxing becomes their lifeline, their source of income, and their community, and ultimately what rips them apart. Featuring MC Mary Kom, Sarita Devi and Chhoto Loura.
RUNNING TIME 90 mins + Q&A
DATE/TIME Monday, March 12, 2018, 6:30 pm
LOCATION Queen’s University, Isabel Bader Centre Screening Room (222), 390 King Street West, Kingston, ON, K7L 2X4
TRAILER https://vimeo.com/190781310
COST Free entry
EVENT PAGE Queen’s Department of Film and Media
Sponsored by the Leonard Schein Visiting Artist Fund.
Photo credit: Bernard Clark