Fifty/50, ESPN’s previously-announced initiative celebrating Title IX’s fiftieth anniversary, has unveiled its present programming lineup. As we reported final fall, Daybreak Porter (“John Lewis: Good Hassle”) and Nicole Newnham (“Crip Camp”) are directing a docuseries exploring the landmark legislation’s historical past and legacy. Becoming a member of this mission on the schedule are a “30 for 30” doc from Kristen Lappas (“Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible”) and a brief movie anthology government produced by Robin Roberts, a press launch has confirmed.
Commemorating Title IX, the civil rights legislation that prohibits sex-based discrimination at any instructional establishment that receives federal funding, Fifty/50 “will current content material and experiences that discover tales on the intersection of girls, sports activities, tradition, and the struggle for equality” all through June 2022.
Premiering June 21 on ESPN, Porter and Newnham’s “37 Phrases” tells the story of the struggle for and passage of Title IX, and asks whether or not the legislation has lived as much as its full potential.
Lappas’s three-part “30 for 30” doc “Dream On” will bow June 15 on ESPN. It revisits the 1996 United States girls’s Olympic crew’s successful streak, which led to the formation of the WNBA.
The Fifty/50 Shorts assortment hails from an all-women artistic crew that includes Roberts, Allison Glock (“The Blacklist”), Kate T. Parker (“Robust is the New Fairly”), Shayla Harris (“Who Killed Malcolm X?”), Bethany Mollenkof (“Something for Selena”), Elizabeth Lo (“Stray”), and Bonni Cohen (“Athlete A”). The mission is comprised of 5 brief movies presenting the varied experiences of girls in sports activities and premieres June 1 on ESPN2.
Different Fifty/50 programming consists of 50 inspiring tales about girls in sports activities post-Title IX that can air on eight native ABC networks throughout the nation. Further tasks are to be introduced.
“This is a crucial milestone for Title IX and we wished to seek out artistic methods to rejoice it,” stated Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports activities Content material. “Whether or not it’s our dedication to a wealthy bundle of dwell girls’s sports activities highlighting the tales of feminine athletes throughout our platforms, the various proficient girls working in entrance of the digital camera, or the varied groups behind the content material we create, our dedication to elevating girls in sports activities is unwavering. Fifty/50 has been an unimaginable endeavor made potential by so many on the firm, and I’ve little question sports activities followers will respect the extraordinary work they’ve created.”
Take a look at a promo for the Fifty/50 initiative narrated by Tessa Thompson beneath.
Supply: Women And Hollywood