Join us for the UK premiere of 'Fight Like A Girl' at Genesis Cinema. A young Congolese woman, forced to work in an illegal mineral mine, escapes her captors. She finds a new life for herself after joining a renowned all-women boxing club in the border city of Goma. Followed by an in-person Q&A Link in Bio
🔥 FIGHT LIKE A GIRL — MAY 22, 2026 special premiere at Genesis iCinema n London
Award-winning boxing drama from director Matthew Leutwyler is more than a film. It is a story of survival, identity, and reclaimed power.
Set in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, the film follows a young woman who escapes forced labour in an illegal mine and discovers strength, community, and purpose inside a women’s boxing club built for survivors of war and gender-based violence.
Starring Ama Qamata and Hakeem Kae-Kazim, the film blends raw cinematic storytelling with real lived experience, shot on location in North Kivu with women whose realities mirror the story on screen.
At its heart, this is not just about fighting in a ring.
It is about what it means to fight for yourself.
Inspired by the life of Balezi “Kibomango” Bagunda, a former child soldier turned boxing champion who built spaces for women to reclaim strength, the film also stands as a tribute to his legacy following his tragic death during conflict in eastern Congo.
Across its festival run, Fight Like A Girl has received international recognition, including eight Africa Movie Academy Award nominations, winning Best Original Music, and audience awards including Dances With Films: LA Best Picture.
Produced by KG28MEDIA and Africa Creative Agency, the film represents a powerful collaboration between local voices and global cinema.
This is a story about resilience, but more importantly, what comes after survival.
In cinemas May 22, 2026. Book Now
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London! Proud to announce the UK Premiere of Fight Like a Girl on May 22nd at Genesis Cinema.
Serge Ibaka’s mom was born in RDC so this story is deeply personal for him. Inspired by true events, the film shines a light on the strength and resilience of Congolese women.
If you’re in London, go support this film and the voices that deserve to be heard.
Get your tickets now!
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A powerful young woman escapes captivity in war-torn Congo and fights for a new future through boxing.
Based on true events, Fight Like A Girl is an emotional and inspiring story of survival, resilience and female strength.
Join us for the UK Premiere in London with lead actress @amaqamata (Blood & Water), director @wearelimitless1 , and a live post-film Q&A Hosted by @lesleyboxersackey former Team GB gold medalist boxer
📍Genesis Cinema, London
📅 22 May”
We’re excited to announce that Fight Like a Girl will be theatrically released in the UK through Underground Slate beginning May 22nd!
Join us for the premiere and Q&A on May 22nd at Genesis Cinema in East London.
Please take a moment to like, comment, and share the trailer to help support this independent film with a huge heart and an important story.
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3 cities, 5 screenings in one week, Searching For Satyrus.
And the week isn’t even over yet. Underground Slate.
Very excited about this run. As a small team, we said we wouldn’t just stick stickers on buses, we’d go full guerrilla marketing. And it worked. Plenty of posts, screenshots, and real audience momentum.
Main takeaways
Yes, you can sell tickets for independent films.
Yes, niche can be mainstream- even if just for one night.
Yes, you don’t need huge marketing money but always help and have some
Yes, it is hard work.
Yes, you need a great team.
Yes, directors and producers need to show up and do the work too.
Yes - the film needs to be good.
Huge thank you to all the Q&A hosts across different towns.
And amazing work from Rena Effendi and Matt Fletcher and of course Gabriel Wetz.
we are really glad we started this small company last year to support independent film. We have no grants or funding just the work we believe in.
Next week, the film will be in select cinemas across the UK. please spread the word
Thank you as well to @wildscreenorg and @conciliation_resources Resources for your support.
A pleasure talking with Monocle contributor @renaeffendiphoto about her documentary ‘Searching for Satyrus’. Set in the mountainous border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, it is a beautiful journey in search of an elusive butterfly named after her lepidopterist father (link for the interview in bio - from 46:40 - also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts) 🦋
SEARCHING FOR SATYRUS 🦋
Opening the tour with a packed house and an incredible atmosphere, thank you Bristol. What a way to begin.
Next stop: London… then Oxford. The journey continues, and so do the conversations.
A rare butterfly. A divided land. A daughter searching for answers.
Searching for Satyrus arrives in select UK cinemas from 19 th April.
Directed by Rena Effendi (@renaeffendiphoto ), this striking documentary follows a deeply personal journey across the remote mountain borderlands of Armenia and Azerbaijan. A daughter retraces her late father’s footsteps in search of a critically endangered butterfly and uncovers a story that reaches far beyond nature, into memory, conflict, and identity.
Thank you @renaeffendiphoto and @wildscreenorg and Conciliation Resources - and Annabel Ross for hosting
Upcoming screenings:
🦋 20th April — London, Regent Street
🦋 21st April — Oxford, Picturehouse
🎟️ Tickets and full list of screenings in bio.
This is my father in his late forties, with his best friend and protégé, Parkev Kazaryan, twenty years his junior. Both were born and raised in Baku, then Soviet Azerbaijan, a cosmopolitan city where many ethnicities lived side by side.
“We were like two halves of the same apple,” Parkev told me when I visited him in Armenia, three decades after the war had separated them, placing them on opposite sides of the frontline.
Traveling across the border, I met people whose lives have been shaped by decades of conflict. An Azerbaijani shepherd who fought in the first war told me: “We are the same people. Only the language and religion are different. We live on this side of the mountain, they live on that side.”
An Armenian soldier who fought in 2020 recalled moments of quiet between battles, with rival trenches facing each other just a few meters apart. “We threw them cigarettes, and they threw us water,” he said. “I wish that silence could have lasted longer.”
The more time I spent in these war-scarred borderlands, searching for a butterfly that carried my father’s name, the more I thought about the fragility of peace - and my own longing for it as someone who grew up in this protracted war.
Today, I’m proud to partner with Conciliation Resources, an international organization working to prevent violent conflict and build more peaceful societies, to support the UK theatrical release of my film and bring its message of reconciliation to wider audiences. Go to the link in the profile for tickets. @undergroundslate
A heartfelt thank you to the incredible filmmakers, crew, and equipment @canonuk who brought Searching for Satyrus to life. Every frame is a testament to passion, craft, and the magic that happens behind the scenes 🎬✨
This is a film that deserves the big screen the sound, the scale, the atmosphere… it’s meant to be experienced in a cinema.
We’re inviting cinemas and audiences alike to come and witness the artistry of filmmaking at its finest.
🎟️ Find upcoming events with @renaeffendiphoto and screenings via the link in our bio.
#SearchingForSatyrus #Filmmaking #CinemaExperience #SupportFilm #IndieFilm #BigScreenMagic
“Where the story’s ending depends on the flight of a whimsical butterfly” 🦋
Join us for a series of special screenings of ‘Searching for Satyrus’ with Underground Slate (@undergroundslate ) this month!
This remarkable documentary follows photographer and filmmaker Rena Effendi (@renaeffendiphoto ) on a deeply personal journey to find one of the world’s rarest butterflies - named after her father - set against the complex backdrop of conflict, identity, and fragile ecosystems.
Select screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the Director and the team behind this incredible film. We’re also offering a special discount for our Wildscreen community at these locations:
🦋 19th April - Odeon Bristol
🦋 20th April - Regents Street London
🦋 21st April - Picturehouse Oxford
Use code NATURE26 at checkout for 25% off your ticket!
🔗 Get your ticket via the link in bio
#Wildscreen #Storytelling #Conservation #DocumentaryFilm #ImpactFilm
