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Give Me the Ball!

Give Me the Ball!

Give Me the Ball!

Dir. Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff
102 min

World champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King has had a game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive and candid interviews with Billie Jean and those closest to her reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself. Give Me the Ball! is a ferocious portrait of a singular athlete and activist from renowned documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus and nonfiction storyteller Elizabeth Wolff.

Film Details

Festival Programs & Themes: Documentaries, Films by Women, LGBTQ+ Currents, Marquee
Film Type: Documentary Feature
Release Year: 2026
Runtime: 102 min
Country/Region: USA
Language: English
Print Source: ESPN
Tags: 2SLGBTQIA+, Biography & History, Documentary, Social Justice, Sports
Program: SEE ALL MSPIFF45 FILMS

Cast/Crew

Director: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff
Executive Producer: Jon Bardin, Tommy Coriale, Isabel Davies, Louis Mole, Jay de Andrade, Ben Lampkin, Heather Anderson, Marsha Cooke, Brian Lockhart, Burke Magnus
Producer: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff, Dominic Crossley-Holland, Dan Cogan, Chris James, Gentry Kirby
Cinematographer: Thorsten Thielow, Tony Hardmon
Editor: Joshua L. Pearson
Composer: Laura Karpman