Simran Hans is a freelance journalist and film programmer specialising in race and gender. She has written for publications including the BFI, BuzzFeed, Little White Lies and Sight & Sound magazine, and has curated and hosted events in partnership with Barbican, BFI, ICO, Little White Lies, MUBI, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Tate and Underwire Festival among others. Currently she is programming and producing The Bechdel Test Fest, an ongoing celebration of films that pass the Bechdel Test and represent women in a positive and progressive light. Find out more about her work at simranhans.com and follow her on Twitter @heavier_things.