Defying Limits: Women's Voices in Challenging Professions – Film Screening and Q&A

Join award-winning filmmaker Charysse Tia Harper for a 90-minute Women's History Month event featuring: • The Jill of the Trade (22 minutes), a Best Documentary winner showcasing five women in male-dominated professions. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGqtOdI8aY • Guest speaker: female wrestler NeroToxin will be discussing her life and experiences in a male-dominated industry. IG: https://www.instagram.com/nerotoxxin/ • Q&A with the guest speaker and filmmaker on The Jill of the Trade • Sizzle reel Las Matadoras (4 minutes) - an introduction to three female bullfighters, a profession with around 0.8% of women representation. IG: https://www.instagram.com/xploretheworld_docs/ • Q&A with filmmaker on Las Matadoras Amidst the Covid-19 lockdown, Charysse made The Jill of the Trade (2021), a documentary short that highlights women from around the world who work in male-dominated industries. She is in pre-production for Las Matadoras, a feature-length documentary about three female bullfighters. Charysse resides in London. NeroToxin bio: My name is Tia, but some people also know me as NeroToxin. I am both a football coach and a professional wrestler both of which are very male dominated. I have been involved in football for 18 years, starting as a player in 2006 before becoming a coach in 2016. I have coached boys and girls, men and women of all abilities and am currently the individual development coach at Arsenal Women U16. I am the only female staff member within that age group. I developed my alter ego in 2023 when I started wrestling at the Square One Academy in Hitchin. Our sessions are open to everyone of varying abilities, but I am often the only female in attendance. I train with men, coach with men, wrestle against men and teach men. When the environment is encouraging and supportive, gender is irrelevant. The event is recommended for those over the age of 15 due to graphic animal violence. One of the films in this presentation contains depictions of physical harm, blood and animal suffering that may be emotionally distressing to viewers.