Best Feature Documentary Film
A feature-length documentary film revealing the powerful real-life story of the original rebel girls of football – The Corinthians Ladies FC from Manchester, England. Who formed a team in 1949 at the height of the English Football Association’s 50-year ban on women playing, took on the all-male establishment, and won.
The first documentary to tell stories of women who played despite the ban, in their own words, this film reveals the inspiring true story of how a team of working class girls from Manchester embarked on a David v Goliath fight against the sporting system. Told by 10 surviving players, it reveals the emotional, hilarious, and fierce fight to be recognised.