“Give Me the Ball,” which premieres Monday at the Sundance Film Festival, might be the quintessential Billie Jean King documentary to date.
Directors Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff tell King’s struggles and victories through candid interviews and archival footage, celebrating King, who fought to make an impact and change not just tennis, but culture.
Ahead of its Sundance premiere, King, Garbus and Wolff sat down to talk about getting unlimited access to deliver the ultimate Billie Jean King story.
The documentary is an ESPN 30 for 30 doc with a premiere date set to be announced later this year. “Give Me the Ball” is by Ridley Scott Associates and Story Syndicate, in association with Elton John’s Rocket Sports.
Billie, through various ways, your story has been told many times,…
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