Girlfight (2000) is an American sports drama written and directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Michelle Rodriguez. It follows Diana Guzman, a troubled teenager from Brooklyn who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, despite the disapproval of both her father and professionals in the male-dominated sport. Girlfight won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. The discussion after the film will be led by Shilpa Davé from UVA’s Department of Media Studies.

Furious Women on Film: A Free Series About Badass Women is sponsored by the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center, Light House Studio at Vinegar Hill Theater, UVA Arts & the Office of the Provost and the Vice Provost for the Arts, and UVA Department of Media Studies. This series aims to remind us of—and in many cases, to celebrate—the myriad ways that women fight back against the hostile climate in which they live and work. The selected films represent different genres, elevating marginalized voices (race, nationality, gender, sexuality, and class) with both female and male directors. Talkback sessions will follow each screening.