Join us for an exciting ladies only evening as part of the Letchworth Festival, showing the hilariously popular and thought-provoking film Lipstick Under My Burkha. The film will be introduced by author Sadia Azmat who will also be selling signed copies of her new book Sex Bomb.

Tickets include samosas/pakoras and popcorn. Drinks will be available to purchase.

A special Q&A with director Alankrita Srivastava (also Dolly Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars, Bombay Begums and Turning 30 fame) is available to watch on the ReelN Ltd YouTube channel.

Parking is available at the Settlement or nearby Norton Common car park

Age Rating 18

Film Running time: 1 hr 57 mins and we will start promptly at 7:30 pm

Film synopsis: Set in the crowded lanes of small-town India, a burkha-clad college girl struggles with issues of cultural identity and her aspirations to be a pop singer. A young two-timing beautician seeks to escape the claustrophobia of her small town. An oppressed housewife and mother of three, lives the alternate life of an enterprising saleswoman. And a 55-year-old widow rediscovers her sexuality through a phone romance. Trapped in their worlds, they claim their desires through secret acts of rebellion.

This event will also mark the launch of the ReelN South Asian Community Cinema with exciting news about upcoming events and membership!

The Letchworth Festival will be taking place throughout the month of June and further details are on their website www.letchworth.com

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