Schedule:
5:30pm: Copa 71
The Davis Theater
Directors: Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine
Producers: Victoria Gregory, Jannat Gargi, Anna Godas
Executive Producers: Serena and Venus Williams
United Kingdom, 90 min, 2023
One of the greatest international sporting events you’ve never heard of: Copa 71 chronicles the exciting, monumental moment in 1971 when female soccer teams from around the world gathered in Mexico City to compete in the first unofficial Women’s World Cup. Told by the superstar athletes who participated in the tournament, the film captures the suspense and heated competition in the matches, along with the women’s exhausting fight against institutional sexism off the field. As one Danish player testifies, "I can knit and use a chainsaw… I don’t want to be put in a box." Filled with captivating never-before-seen archival footage, Copa ’71 is like "the Summer of Soul of women's athletics" (The Wrap), "brisk and rousing" (Variety), "uplifting and eye-opening" (The Hollywood Reporter), and "thrilling not just as a vivid work of montage, but also for reintegrating these lost chapters into our collective cultural memory" (Sight and Sound).
8pm: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
The Davis Theater
Synopsis
Directors: Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
Producers: Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte
US & United Kingdom, 104 min, 2024
Never-before-seen home movies and extraordinary personal archives reveal how Christopher Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero. After suffering a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator to breathe, he learned the true meaning of heroism as an activist. "Enrapturing" (IndieWire) and "a superbly made and supremely moving portrait" (Variety), "Super/Man [is] so satisfying [and] for a biographical film in which tragedy and loss play such a central part, it’s rich in evidence of hope and kindness, gratitude and the resilience of the human spirit" (The Hollywood Reporter).
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