Lucky Punch
Film | 2010
Funded by the Bauhaus Film Institute & Women’s Promotion Fund
The Weimar Boxing Club is located in Weimar-West, the socially marginalised quarter of town. Tanja, Altinay and Nathalie are girls between the ages of 14 and 17 who box on a regular basis. This documentary film accompanies the three girls on their way to adulthood as they practice a sport typically dominated by men. The portraits shed light on their social background, their friendship and shared passion for boxing.
In her films, Alina Cyranek explores subjects like temporality and age, interweaves new media and social transformation in a contemporary context and incorporates various media formats and design elements. She earned her dual Master’s degree in Media Art from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and Tongji University in Shanghai with a concentration in documentary filmmaking. Her films are generally cross-disciplinary and are presented at international film festivals and art exhibitions. Cyranek currently lives and works in Leipzig.