World Premiere
Let Them Wear Towels
Special Screenings
| USA | 50 MINUTES | English | English subtitlesFemale Director(s), Sports, Documentary
During the 1977 World Series, Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was denied access to the players’ locker room. After a very public fight, the door was opened, but the debate about female journalists in the male sanctum of the clubhouse remained. Through interviews with pioneering female sports writers, Let Them Wear Towels captures the raw behavior, humorous retaliation, angry lawsuits and remarkable resolve that went into the struggle for equal access for women reporters.
Screening with: Pat XO
Screening with: Pat XO
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg
RICKI STERN and ANNIE SUNDBERG are critically acclaimed producers and directors known for crafting deft cinematic journeys through unexpected territory. Their many acclaimed films include the 2012 TFF-selection Knuckleball!, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, The Devil Came On Horseback, The Trials of Darryl Hunt and Burma Soldier.
Director
Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg
Producer
Libby Geist, Erin Leyden, Sarah Lupton, Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg
Editor
Jim Cricchi
Cinematographer
Charles Miller
Executive Producer
John Dahl, Robin Roberts, Jane Rosenthal, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons, John Walsh
Additional Photography
Matthew Akers, Jon Nastasi, Jerry Risius
Graphics and Visual Effects
Seth Keal
Cast
Lesley Visser, Melissa Ludtke, Claire Smith, Christine Brennan, Robin Herman, Michele Himmelberg, Lawrie Mifflin, Jane Gross, Betty Cuniberti, and Sheryl Flatow
