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.

The Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club is the first all-women's boxing club in North America. The film shows participants unpacking the myth of women's powerlessness, engaging their bodies and encouraging, celebrating and supporting their own healthy aggression. It demonstrates the impact when you normalize rather than attempt to extinguish women's aggression. Outside the Ring explores what happens when you bring survivors of violence together into a real-life boxing gym.

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