Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff on Why Billie Jean King’s Story Needed to Be Told in ‘Give Me the Ball’: ‘We Need Heroes. We Need People Who Have Fought the Hard Fight’

Key Highlights

• “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.
• Related Stories Amazon MGM Studios' Laura Lancaster, Nick Pepper Exit as Scripted TV Restructures Into Genre-Based Divisions Alan Ritchson Returns to Queensland to Begin Filming Sylvester Stallone-Produced Navy SEAL Pic for Amazon MGM Studios 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.
• Popular on Variety 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.