Shorts. Risks. Important choices. Battles. Warrior queens... Need we say more?

For the opening night of Underwire’s tenth edition, Underwire Festival want to spotlight the mundane stories and everyday warrior queens we all have in our lives, those women who make small but important choices, who fight daily battles, who move forward, who don’t let self-consciousness keep them from enjoying themselves, who take risks to help other women, who take up space proudly, those don’t let the constant grind get to them and just keep going. We see you, and we salute you.

FILMS:

A Secret Journey. Dir. Plum Stupple-Harris NOM XX Award, Acting (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), Screenwriting (Isobel McConnell)
My Time. Dir. Giulia Gandini NOM XX Award
First Disco. Dir. Helen O’Reilly NOM XX Award, Producing (Helen O’Reilly)
Fayde. Dir. Hannah Leigh-Prior NOM Screenwriting (Hannah Leigh-Prior), Acting (Yasmine Akram)
10 Minutes For A Pound. Dir. Jadey Duffield, Linda Louise Duan NOM XX Award
Strength. Dir. Hedvig Ahlberg, Agathe Barbier NOM XX Award
Slingshot. Dir. Robin Haig NOM XX Award, Producing, Acting, Production Design
Duck Daze. Dir. Alison Piper NOM Screenwriting (Julia Taudevin)

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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend Underwire Festival: Opening Night: Everyday Warrior Queens at Regent Street Cinema at 18:30 on Friday 13 September. To enter the competition, send an email to vienna@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: In the third century, Vietnam came under the rule of the Chinese Han dynasty. However, their rule was not accepted by the Vietnamese and there were many organised rebellions over the years. One of these rebellions was led by a legendary Vietnamese hero known as Triệu Thị Trinh or Lady Triệu. According to traditional Vietnamese sources, they state that she was 9 feet tall with 3-foot breasts that she tied behind her back during battle. She usually fought while riding on an...?
A: .1) Elephant .2) Manatee .3) Pangolin .4) Tortoise