Film Screening: Speed Sisters (2015)

Venue: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre (BGLT), SOAS, University of London.

Speed Sisters (2015)
Runtime: 78 mins
Director: Amber Fares

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNC9FAtHkyU

Synopsis: The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. Grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank, these five women have sped their way into the heart of the gritty, male-dominated Palestinian street car-racing scene. Weaving together their lives on and off the track, SPEED SISTERS takes you on a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone thought you could.

Introduced by: Akanksha Mehta (University of Sussex and Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS, University of London)

This film screening is part of the SOAS Centenary Event: Celebrating Palestinian Culture & Community in London.

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The screening of Speed Sisters is free to attend and is open to the public. But please note that seating is on a first-come first-serve basis.

Contact email: Vincenzo Paci vp6@soas.ac.uk / Aki Elborzi ae6@soas.ac.uk