Friday May 1
Give Me the Ball
Friday May 1, 7:00pm
An intimate portrait of tennis legend and trailblazer Billie Jean King, revealing the personal cost behind her fight to transform her sport and the world told through rare archival footage and candid interviews with those closest to her.
Ticket Includes: Opening Night Celebration! Hear from a panel of Portland community leaders: Kate Delhagen from Oregon Sports Angels, Jessica Elken from James Beard Public Market, gallerist Elizabeth Leach and Kimberly Veale from the Portland Fire. Talkback following the film between women’s sports fan Coach Jackie J and tennis legend Rosie Casals.
Saturday May 2
Championesses
Saturday May 2, 10:30am
Set against a breakthrough moment for Poland at the Olympic Games, six elite athletes navigate ambition, sacrifice, and life beyond sport, revealing what it truly takes to become a champion. The film also captures a significant moment when women surpassed men in numbers on the Polish Olympic team.
Unmatched
Saturday May 2, 12:00pm
A panel and sneak peek clip of the upcoming documentary UNMATCHED: The Team that Changed the Beautiful Game, the untold story of the 2005 Portland Pilots: Megan Rapinoe, Christine Sinclair, and the greatest college soccer team of all time.
Ticket Includes: Panel brought to you by the OPB Evergreen podcast, moderated by reporter Kyra Buckley with director Joe Kuffner, reporter Anne Peterson and film subject Becca Meierbachtol.
Off Course
Saturday May 2, 1:00pm
Off Course follows elite ultrarunners Stephanie Case and Sophie Grant as they navigate infertility, pregnancy loss, and the challenges of balancing high-level sport with motherhood. The film highlights their resilience and redefines endurance, featuring their deeply personal journeys to conceive.
Ticket includes: Talkback & Q&A with journalist Anne-Marije Rook and film subject Stephanie Case following the film.
Kling Goes to Referee camp
Saturday May 2, 3:15pm
Former Thorns Captain and current host of the US Soccer Podcast, Megan Klingenberg, will join us to share her journey as she went through the rigorous training and tryout to be a professional soccer ref.
Ticket Includes: Talkback with Kling and Q&A following the film.
Reggae Girlz
Saturday May 2, 4:15pm
The Jamaican women’s national football team, known as the Reggae Girlz, rise from obscurity to compete on the world stage at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Facing financial hardship and institutional neglect, they challenge the odds with resilience and pride in a powerful story of perseverance and possibility, set against the backdrop of stunning Jamaican landscapes and a vibrant reggae soundtrack a joyful celebration of pride and the power of women in sport.
Ticket Includes: Talkback with Trish Dalton and Q&A following the film.
Fueling the Game
Saturday May 2, 6:15pm
Short film screening followed by a panel discussion with Melanie Strong and women’s health leaders. “The Nutrition Gap Holding Women in Sports Back” From the lab to the kitchen to the pitch, Carsan Dittman, Morghan Medlock, and Claire Emslie shine a light on the systemic nutrition gap holding women back in pro sports. (A TOGETHXR and A Touch More Production. Executive Produced by Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe).
Ticket includes: Panel and Q&A following the film with Melanie Strong from Next Ventures, Rachael Rapinoe Folx Health and registered dietitian Michelle Tegenkamp
The Brittney Griner Story
Saturday May 2, 7:15pm
WNBA star Brittney Griner’s journey from playing abroad to her detention in Russia, her fight for freedom, and her work to help other wrongfully detained Americans.
Ticket Includes: Following the screening, executive producer Lindsay Kagawa Colas, longtime agent to Brittney Griner and a key driver of the campaign to bring BG home from her 2022 detention in Russia, will join Karina LeBlanc, Canadian Olympian and EVP of Strategic Growth for RAJ Sports, for a post-film conversation.
Sunday May 3
Thorns FC v Chicago Stars Live Stream
Sunday May 3, 10:00am
Join us for an official Thorns Fan Viewing Party! Enjoy a live stream of the Portland Thorns away match vs Chicago Red Stars. Home field advantage is wherever we are!
Curl Power
Sunday May 3, 10:30am
Curl Power follows a team of teenage girls as they pursue their dream of becoming Canadian National Curling Champions, and seek out their own paths amid the legacies of their world champion mothers. This intimate and imaginative coming-of-age documentary tells a story of angst and ecstasy, following the funny and tender evolution of five best friends as they reckon with their bodies, minds, and the great unknown.
Ticket Includes: Talkback with Olympian & film subject Diane Dezura and Jr. Olympian & film subject Ashley Dezura and Q&A following the film.
US Soccer Podcast Live with Megan Klingenberg
Sunday May 3, 12:30pm
Live taping of the US Soccer podcast with former former U.S. Women’s National Team player and Portland Thorn, Megan Klingenberg, her former teammate Becky Sauerbrunn and current Thorns, Morgan Weaver and Bella Bixby.
The Fastest Six Weeks in Sports
Sunday May 3, 1:30pm
The Fastest Six Weeks in Sports follows WNBA draft prospects Georgia Amoore and Sania Feagin through the whirlwind 45 days between the NCAA Championship and the WNBA tip-off. New teams, new cities, new pressures – an unfiltered look at what it takes to go pro.
Ticket Includes: Talkback with director Lauren Fisher and WNBA legend and current Director of Basketball Strategy for the Portland Trail Blazers Asjha Jones.
Rise Up Shorts Program: Stories of women claiming space
Sunday May 3, 3:30pm
Girls Move Mountains documents the journey of girls in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan Girls Football League, capturing their challenges and triumphs in a deeply conservative society.
Beauty in a Fall follows Canadian mountain guide Julianna Howatt on her most personal expedition yet, embracing her identity as a trans woman while navigating CPTSD, self-acceptance, and survival.
Breaking Ground captures the leadership, determination, and resilience of Fijian women and girls transforming their communities—and the game—through rugby.
Swim Sistas, narrated by Naomie Harris as Mami Wata, follows three generations of Black British women—from an Olympic trailblazer to a 54-year-old first-time swimmer—in a lyrical celebration of joy, sisterhood, and resilience.
Ticket Includes: A special introduction by trans athlete, author, advocate and Team USA Triathlon member Chris Mosier
Tender
Sunday May 3, 5:30pm
“Tender” explores the goaltender as the emotional center of a hockey team, balancing immense pressure with quiet, often unseen care and eccentricity. Through the intertwined journeys of Team USA goalies Aerin Frankel and
Gwyneth Philips, the film reveals the habits, mindset, and individuality that define elite performance in one of
sport’s most demanding roles. It traces their evolving relationship as teammates and competitors, bound by trust and shaped across college, professional play, and the international stage. As their paths converge once more, both look toward their greatest test yet: the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics.
Ticket includes: Talkback and Q&A with Allez! Sports, Deanna Hong, Mary Catherine Finney.
Stronger Than You Think + Swimming With Butterflies
Sunday May 3, 6:30pm
STYT: Just days after her college graduation, a snorkeling trip turned into a nightmare when the accomplished collegiate swimmer was attacked by a shark. The brutal encounter would test every ounce of her strength and will to live. Against staggering odds, Ali survived but her life was forever altered. The loss of her leg marked not just a physical transformation, but an emotional reckoning. Faced with unimaginable trauma, Ali made a powerful choice: to reclaim her story and use her experience to inspire others. Leaning on the values that had always guided her, she set her sights on a nearly unthinkable goal, earning a spot on the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team… just one year after the attack.
Ticket includes: Talkback and Q&A with Allez! Sports co-founders Allyson J. Davis and Melissa Forman, Disney/ABC/Hulu Director, producer and editor Janice C. Molinari and Paralympian Lacey Henderson.
SWB: After missing bronze by 1/100th of a second at the 2016 Paralympic games, Austin-based swimmer Lizzi Smith shares an intimate story of how changing her self-perception didn’t just bring her back to the pool – it’s bringing hope to the next generation.
Past events
The Moment
Saturday April 11, 6:00pm
The Moment, documentary traces the 50-year rise of women’s hoops from early pioneers to Dawn Staley and her champion South Carolina Gamecocks. Following the screening, stay for the Coaches Corner, a live conversation with Portland-area coaches who are shaping the future of girls in sports.
Moderator and Panel Bios:
Moderator: Tra’Renee
Tenisha Tevis, Ph.D. – Head Girls Basketball Coach, Jefferson High School; Associate Professor, Oregon State University
Ann Dorris – Women’s Collegiate Basketball Coach, Lewis & Clark College, Hobart and William Smith College, and the University of Lynchburg.
Mel McMillan – Head Coach, Cleveland High School Girls Softball; Restaurateur