The House of Raging Women

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An expose of underground female wrestling and the women who make a living from it... The Midwife: mother and midnight brawler. Kymbyrly: sport-fighter for love. The Lioness: young cub hungry for top honours. Jessie McLeod: former title-holder turned gardener.

Screenings and awards
Most viewed film at the V48 Hours 2004 (Auckland) and 10th most viewed film of all festivals.
Screened in the Babelgum Online Film Festival 2010
Listed on Joost.com, undergroundfilm.org, nzshortfilm.com, Reel Exchange, Metacafe and Film Community.com
2+2 Films present... 2008 (London)
Featured film on undergroundfilm.org in September 2007
Sony New Zealand Best Film at River City Film Festival 2004 (Wanganui)
Best of the Rest of the Rest at 48 Hour Film Project 2004 (Auckland), and featured in the 48 Hours Screening Room

Cast and crew
Bernice Tuffery as The Midwife
Josephine Ryan as Jessie McLeod
Sally Austen as The Lioness
Rebecca Whitlock as Kymbyrly
Jaimz Whitlock as MacDaddy
Andy Jenkins as The Professor
Filmed and edited by Michael Travis & Andy Jenkins
Script by Frank Chan, Michael Travis & Andy Jenkins
Choreography by Nick Bowie
Make-up by Lisa Travis
FX by Gary Henson
Soundtrack by Hadley Bellam, Geoff Burnet and Michael Travis