ESPN Films are finally set to highlight women whose garnered great accomplishments in sports.  Besides the fact that there will be 9 total documentary projects coming in spring 2013, each film will be directed by female filmmakers. That is dope!

 

The first of the nine projects is one centered around the life of one of the greatest female tennis players of our time, Venus Williams.  Her documentary is title “Venus VS” and will capture Venus’s tennis career and fight for fair pay at Wimbledon. Filmmaker, Ava DuVernay and Howard Barish will produce the project. Robin Roberts and Jane Rosenthal will sit in the executive producers chair.

 

“Venus VS” will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.

 

 

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