Showtimes
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Description
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.
The screening will be followed by a talkback sharing responses to the film from:
Vianca Fuster, RREAL Media
Film Community Partners: Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation, United States Tennis Association (USTA) - Greater Milwaukee League
This film is presented as part of our Cinematic Sisterhood series presented by Tracey B. Thomas.
Series Community Partner: Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee
- Series
- Cinematic Sisterhood
- Year
- 2026
- Length
- 101 minutes
- Language
- English
- Rating
- UR
- Country
- United States
- Sponsor
- Tracey B. Thomas
- Directors
- Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff
- Starring
- Billie Jean King
- Cinematographer
- Thorsten Thielow, Tony Hardmon
- Editor
- Joshua L. Pearson
- Composer
- Laura Karpman
The Pitch
A nonfiction feature with the propulsive excitement of a great narrative, the film weaves a wealth of archival material around a captivating present-day sit-down interview with the octogenarian subject, who is candid, funny and unfailingly down-to-earth.
The Hollywood Reporter
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