Head to New-York Historical for a specially curated film festival celebrating women in sports. Classic films are screened in the Robert H. Smith Auditorium, celebrating barrier-breaking women who redefined the meaning of the word champion.

A League of Their Own (PG) | July 15, 2022
A fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, A League of Their Own stars Geena Davis and Lori Petty as sisters whose sibling rivalry spills over onto the field as the two become baseball players during WWII.

She’s The Man (PG-13) | July 22, 2022
Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum take on William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. Bynes plays teenager Viola Hastings, who enters her brother’s new boarding school in his place and pretends to be a boy in order to play on the soccer team.

I, Tonya (R) | July 29, 2022
Margot Robbie was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of figure skater Tonya Harding in this dark comedy about Harding’s international career, her relationship with ex-husband Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan), and the 1994 attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan.

King Richard (PG-13) | August 5, 2022
Based on the true story of Venus and Serena Williams, this compelling drama follows the journey of Richard Williams (Will Smith, in his Academy Award-winning performance), an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time.

Love & Basketball (PG-13) | August 12, 2022
This beloved romantic sports drama tells the story of two next-door neighbors in Los Angeles, played by Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps, who pursue their respective basketball careers before eventually falling for each other.

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