2015 Tucker Center Film Festival: Women in Combat Sports Monday, February 2, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

The "TCFF" will be held February 2, 2015, 7-9pm at the TCF Bank Stadium DQ Indoor Club Room (please enter near Goldy’s Locker Room under the Benton County Event Entrance). Register for your free ticket here.

 

The theme of this year’s film festival is "Women in Combat Sports." The selected films will weave together themes about how sport in general, and combat sports (i.e., boxing, mixed martial arts) in particular, can provide empowering and transformative opportunities for women and girls, as well as challenge gender stereotypes about female athleticism yet also be a space where traditional ideas about gender get reproduced. With the rising popularity of women’s mixed martial arts and the UFC, combat sports provide a rich, complex and unique context to think about female athleticism in the 21st century.

Trailer: The Heat

"The Heat" is a short documentary about Heather "The Heat" Hardy, a single mother and professional boxer who was displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Heather uses fighting to provide a living for her and her daughter, Annie, while simultaneously pushing the sport of women's boxing into the mainstream. (5mns)

 

espnW Nine for IX Short: Rowdy Ronda Rowsey

On Feb. 23, 2013, Ronda Rousey made history by becoming the UFC's first female bantamweight champion. After locking up her signature armbar on Liz Carmouche, Rousey became the No. 1 female fighter in the world, and she has been on the rise ever since. Where did this force of nature come from? And how high can Rousey go? The film takes an inside look at that fight and how Rousey's ascension is paving the way for female fighters. (14mns)

 

Feature Film: Outside The Ring

Through the lens of a unique violence recovery program in Toronto, this documentary provides a glimpse into the lives of women and transgendered survivors of violence and the impact Boxing has had in their healing. The film follows the ways in which participants challenge social constructs that dictate that women must not experience their own feelings of aggression. (27mns)

 

This event is free and open to the public. Popcorn included! However, all attendees must register and bring a ticket to the door or register at the door. To get your free advance ticket for this event click here. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the films begin at 7:00 p.m.