Name: Sapphic Cinema Valentine's Afternoon Screening Stud Life + Bailee Poetry
Start: 2026-02-14T14:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-14T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Theatreship

Sapphic Cinema Valentine's Afternoon Screening Stud Life + Bailee Poetry

Abi Asisa presents an afternoon of Sapphic Cinema with poetry performed by Bailee
About this Event

Part of Theatreship's guest curated nights - where contemporary artists take over the ship to highlight the stories they want to tell.

Theatreship's favourite cellist/performer/artist Abi Asisa returns to present the eighteenth edition of Sapphic Movie Nights (on a boat).

Sapphic Cinema – an event dedicated to highlighting FLINTA (femme, lesbian, intersex, non-binary, trans and gender) stories within queer cinema. This special Valentine's afternoon screening will feature Stud Life - a gender-queer rom-com with a difference. The film will be followed by poetry peformed by artist Blankfacebails.

Stud Life (2012)

Director: Campbell X

Duration: 89 mins

Certificate: 15

Cast: T’Nia Miller, Kyle Treslove, Robyn Kerr

A street-smart, queer drama set in East London. JJ (T’Nia Miller), a Black lesbian stud, and her gay best friend Seb (Kyle Treslove) navigate a fierce platonic bond and the Hackney "bro-code." Their loyalty is tested when JJ falls for the sophisticated Elle (Robyn Kerr), forcing a confrontation between new desire and chosen family.

Bailee Cordice @blankfacebails (they/them); a poet, producer and artist making experimental electronic music that is interested in the abstraction of the black british experience. they recently released “INGRID” - a song which takes inspiration from “Pastoral Interludes” by Ingrid Pollard and they are releasing more music, videos and photography projects this year.

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Doors open 2pm for drinks at the bar. Film starts at 2:30pm (no adverts or trailers, just an introduction !)

Due to the historic nature of the ship, we’re sorry to say there is not currently step-free access into the theatre space. We have dedicated staff on hand to help with stairs, and an onsite wheelchair once you’re inside the venue. If you have any access needs, please do e-mail us at [email protected].