Give Me the Ball!

Closed Captioned

featuring

Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss, Elton John, Serena Williams,

Billie Jean King changed the game—on the court and across sports culture. Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff’s documentary presents the tennis legend in full, combining rare archival footage with candid interviews to reveal the human behind the icon. King’s groundbreaking fight for equity in professional women’s sports came at personal cost: hiding her sexual orientation, struggling with eating disorders, and subordinating her own well-being to advance the cause. The filmmakers capture both her indelible victories and the challenges she endured with clarity and immediacy, presenting a portrait that is as fierce and uncompromising as King herself. Told in her own words, Give Me the Ball! is a vivid, electrifying meditation on competition, courage, and the transformative power of one fiercely determined individual.

Jessie Fairbanks
FILM DETAILS 
Cinematographer
  • Thorsten Thielow
  • Tony Hardmon
Print Info
  • Color
  • DCP
  • 102 mins
Source
  • SFFILM

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