12 JULY 2022
FILM LIST ABOUT FEMALES IN THE PROFESSIONAL SPORT
SOMETHING DIFFERENT (1963) BY VERA CHYTILOVÁ
A MIXTURE OF TWO GENRES AND TWO STORIES BETWEEN DOCUMENTARY SHOTS OF AN OLYMPIC GYMNAST EVA BOSÁKOVÁ AND A FICTIONAL LIFE OF A HOUSEWIFE VERA.
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I, TONYA (2017) DIR. BY GRAIG GILLESPIE
A BIOPIC STORY OF AN AMERICAN SKATER TONYA HARDING STARRING MARGOT ROBBIE, THAT GOT ALLISON JANNEY AN OSCAR WIN IN 2018.
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BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002) DIR. BY GURINDER CHADHA
ANOTHER CLASSIC FILM STORY BUT UNIQUELY ABOUT A BRITISH SIKH GIRL BECOMING A PRO FOOTBALLER WHILE CHOOSING BETWEEN HER TEAM AND HER FAMILY.
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BATTLE OF THE SEXES (2017) DIR. BY VALERIE FARIS & JONATHAN DAYTON
BASED ON TRUE EVENTS, THE BATTLE CAPTURES IN DETAIL THE MATCH OF THE CENTURY BETWEEN TWO ICONIC TENNIS PLAYERS, BILLIE JEAN KING AND BOBBY RIGGS, FOR THE EQUALITY OF RECOGNISING FEMALE ATHLETES.
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WIMBLEDON (2004) DIR. BY RICHARD LONCRAINE
A LOVE STORY AND A TENSE COMPETITION DURING ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TOURNAMENTS.
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THE WITCHES OF THE ORIENT (2021) DIR . BY JULIEN FARAUT
A DOCUMENTARY SHOWING ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF JAPAN’S MOST REMARKABLE FEMALE VOLLEYBALL TEAM, NICKNAMED BY THE PRESS THE ORIENT WITCHES.
THE SWIMMERS (2022) DIR. BY SALLY EL HOSAINI
BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF TWO SISTERS, THE FILM TRACKS THE SWIMMING ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO SYRIAN TEENAGE REFUGEES THAT LED THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2016 RIO OLYMPICS.
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MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004) DIR. BY CLINT EASTWOOD
THE OSCAR-AWARDED STORY WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCREENS BY CLINT EASTWOOD. THE MOVIE FOLLOWS THE RISE AND FALL OF A BOXER MAGGIE FITZGERALD.
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CHEER (2020) CREATED BY GREG WHITELEY
HIGHLY ACCLAIMED NETFLIX DOC SERIES THAT CAPTURES BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS AND HARDCORE DRAMA OF THE NATIONALLY RANKED CHEER TEAM BULLDOGS, FROM NAVARRO COLLEGE IN THE USA.
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FILM LIST ABOUT FEMALES IN THE PROFESSIONAL SPORT
SOMETHING DIFFERENT (1963) BY VERA CHYTILOVÁ
A MIXTURE OF TWO GENRES AND TWO STORIES BETWEEN DOCUMENTARY SHOTS OF AN OLYMPIC GYMNAST EVA BOSÁKOVÁ AND A FICTIONAL LIFE OF A HOUSEWIFE VERA.
I, TONYA (2017) DIR. BY GRAIG GILLESPIE
A BIOPIC STORY OF AN AMERICAN SKATER TONYA HARDING STARRING MARGOT ROBBIE, THAT GOT ALLISON JANNEY AN OSCAR WIN IN 2018.
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002) DIR. BY GURINDER CHADHA
ANOTHER CLASSIC FILM STORY BUT UNIQUELY ABOUT A BRITISH SIKH GIRL BECOMING A PRO FOOTBALLER WHILE CHOOSING BETWEEN HER TEAM AND HER FAMILY.
BATTLE OF THE SEXES (2017) DIR. BY VALERIE FARIS & JONATHAN DAYTON
BASED ON TRUE EVENTS, THE BATTLE CAPTURES IN DETAIL THE MATCH OF THE CENTURY BETWEEN TWO ICONIC TENNIS PLAYERS, BILLIE JEAN KING AND BOBBY RIGGS, FOR THE EQUALITY OF RECOGNISING FEMALE ATHLETES.
WIMBLEDON (2004) DIR. BY RICHARD LONCRAINE
A LOVE STORY AND A TENSE COMPETITION DURING ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TOURNAMENTS.
THE WITCHES OF THE ORIENT (2021) DIR . BY JULIEN FARAUT
A DOCUMENTARY SHOWING ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF JAPAN’S MOST REMARKABLE FEMALE VOLLEYBALL TEAM, NICKNAMED BY THE PRESS THE ORIENT WITCHES.
THE SWIMMERS (2022) DIR. BY SALLY EL HOSAINI
BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF TWO SISTERS, THE FILM TRACKS THE SWIMMING ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO SYRIAN TEENAGE REFUGEES THAT LED THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2016 RIO OLYMPICS.
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004) DIR. BY CLINT EASTWOOD
THE OSCAR-AWARDED STORY WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCREENS BY CLINT EASTWOOD. THE MOVIE FOLLOWS THE RISE AND FALL OF A BOXER MAGGIE FITZGERALD.
CHEER (2020) CREATED BY GREG WHITELEY
HIGHLY ACCLAIMED NETFLIX DOC SERIES THAT CAPTURES BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS AND HARDCORE DRAMA OF THE NATIONALLY RANKED CHEER TEAM BULLDOGS, FROM NAVARRO COLLEGE IN THE USA.
Yours,
5TO9 FC