The Woman Who Poked The Leopard
Patience Nitumwesiga | Uganda, South Africa, Germany, US | 2025 | English & Luganda with English subtitles | 108m
UK Premiere

Unapologetic and revolutionary — The Woman Who Poked The Leopard is an intimate portrait of Ugandan poet-academic Dr. Stella Nyanzi, who defies state repression with bold acts of resistance. Through performance and protest, Stella confronts dictatorship and patriarchy. She navigates threats, imprisonment, and exile to reclaim autonomy both for her nation and her own family.

Presented in partnership with Scottish Documentary Institute.