BENDER DEFENDERS

Dir. Ira Putilova / Prod. Milo Beyts

Short documentary / UK / 2024 / 25 mins

Four members of a queer martial art club “Bender Defenders” in East London get together to celebrate their existence through conversations about the beauty of anger, the importance of trans and non-binary people in sports and joy as the main tool of resistance.

Funded by the Iris Prize Documentary Fund