Weโ€™re delighted to co-host the streaming premier of Naomi Yangโ€™s directorial debut, Never Be A Punchbag For Nobody.

Best known for her work with Galaxie 500 and Damon & Naomi, for the last 10 years or so, Yang has been busy developing another strand to her career โ€“ directing promo videos for artists including Julia Holter, Steve Gunn and Meg Baird. Now sheโ€™s made the leap into full-length features with this documentary about forgotten histories in her Boston hometown.

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In Never Be A Punchbag For Nobody, an East Boston boxing gym becomes a symbol of the resilience of people and places facing erasure from gentrification. Equally affecting are Yangโ€™s reflections on the violence in her family growing up and the lessons she learns in that humble gym about claiming space and punching back.

The premier takes place this Friday โ€“ June 16 โ€“ at 19:00 GMT. Tickets cost ยฃ11.93 (or $15) for a 48 period. Click on Pre-Order in the top right hand of the screen below to find out more.

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The comedian Stewart Lee has recorded an exclusive online Q&A with Yang, which will be available as a bonus along with the film.

Meanwhile, Yangโ€™s soundtrack to the film is also available to digitally from Bandcamp. You can also hear โ€œBoxing And The Cityโ€œ, from the soundtrack, on Now Playing โ€“ the free CD available with this monthโ€™s issue of Uncut.