A young Asian woman wearing a decorative headpiece, jewellery and a a green and gold outfit holds out her arms in a martial arts pose.

About Art of Action: Polite Society + Q&A

16 year-old Ria Khan (Priya Kansara) has two goals - to become a stuntwoman just like her shero, Eunice Huthart, and to stop her older sister Lena (Ritu Arya) from marrying an all too suspicious surgeon and mama’s boy, Salim. With the help of her best friends, Ria sets out to investigate Lena’s soon to be mother-in-law (Nimra Bucha), and pull off her first ever wedding heist in hopes of reminding her sister of the path she’s truly meant to take.

The screening will be followed by a live captioned Q&A with stunt performer Ayesha Hussain and actor Nimra Bucha (Queen of My Dreams / Ms Marvel).

Art of Action

MAC joins forces with Reclaim The Frame for a season of films centring women of colour working in the action genre.

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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