A multi-episode docuseries following the United States Women’s National Team’s World Cup journey will premiere globally on Netflix this fall.
The series will highlight players and coaches of the Uswnt, giving an inside look at the most-decorated team in soccer history. Themes include the pressure athletes face, the euphoria of success, the joy, hardships and more of the sport. The doc will also cover issues like equal pay, motherhood, LGBTQ+ rights, racial diversity and family.
The narrative will trace the preparation — both individual and group — for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, paying homage to the players that came before those currently on the roster.
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The series will highlight players and coaches of the Uswnt, giving an inside look at the most-decorated team in soccer history. Themes include the pressure athletes face, the euphoria of success, the joy, hardships and more of the sport. The doc will also cover issues like equal pay, motherhood, LGBTQ+ rights, racial diversity and family.
The narrative will trace the preparation — both individual and group — for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, paying homage to the players that came before those currently on the roster.
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Megan Rapinoe to Retire From Professional Soccer After 2023 Women’s World Cup
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- 7/17/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
The U.S. Copyright Office has affirmed that most works generated by artificial intelligence are not copyrightable, while clarifying that AI-assisted material qualifies for protection in certain instances.
In a statement of policy issued Thursday, the office says it’s “well-established” that copyrights can only be issued to works that are the “product of human creativity” and that authors “exclude non-humans.” Still, an application containing AI-generated material can support a copyright claim if a human “selected or arranged” it in a “sufficiently creative way that the resulting work constitutes an original work of authorship.”
As the market for AI booms, the office continues to receive applications that name AI technology as the author or co-author of works. They’ve been rejected, except one application in which a copyright was granted to comic book Zarya of the Dawn, which was created with the help of AI. In that case, AI-generated images were excluded from protection.
In a statement of policy issued Thursday, the office says it’s “well-established” that copyrights can only be issued to works that are the “product of human creativity” and that authors “exclude non-humans.” Still, an application containing AI-generated material can support a copyright claim if a human “selected or arranged” it in a “sufficiently creative way that the resulting work constitutes an original work of authorship.”
As the market for AI booms, the office continues to receive applications that name AI technology as the author or co-author of works. They’ve been rejected, except one application in which a copyright was granted to comic book Zarya of the Dawn, which was created with the help of AI. In that case, AI-generated images were excluded from protection.
- 3/16/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The HBO Max documentary “Lfg” chronicles the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team as they take legal action against the U.S. Soccer Federation for equal pay. The lawsuit was filed in 2019, but what made Oscar-winning filmmakers Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine get involved in the project? “As we started looking into it, there’s decades behind this lawsuit, there’s a lot of history,” they tell Gold Derby in our Meet the Experts: Documentary panel (watch the exclusive video interview above). “It’s pretty compelling when you find out what they’re doing. And really what we unveiled was this was a huge David and Goliath story.”
Sean continues, “While it plays out in the press, the underlying aspects of it aren’t really understood. The emotional toll it takes on the players, really the reason they’re doing it, and also the facts themselves are quite disputed...
Sean continues, “While it plays out in the press, the underlying aspects of it aren’t really understood. The emotional toll it takes on the players, really the reason they’re doing it, and also the facts themselves are quite disputed...
- 11/11/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Netflix announced the final season of “Dear White People” will launch Sept. 22 and be a musical season.
“The only way to move forward is to throw it back,” a teaser for the season previews. From there a cover of Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It” kicks into gear.
The teaser also shows the students getting ready to dance, with snapping of hands and getting into formation to perform Jordan’s 1995 hit. There is an Afro-futuristic and 1990s-inspired dance floor, as the students of the fictional Winchester University look back on their time on campus amid their final year.
“Dear White People,” an extension of the film of the same name by Justin Simien, deals with issues of race, class and sexuality on that college campus. Logan Browning’s Sam White hosts a radio show within the series that is also titled “Dear White People” and is where...
“The only way to move forward is to throw it back,” a teaser for the season previews. From there a cover of Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It” kicks into gear.
The teaser also shows the students getting ready to dance, with snapping of hands and getting into formation to perform Jordan’s 1995 hit. There is an Afro-futuristic and 1990s-inspired dance floor, as the students of the fictional Winchester University look back on their time on campus amid their final year.
“Dear White People,” an extension of the film of the same name by Justin Simien, deals with issues of race, class and sexuality on that college campus. Logan Browning’s Sam White hosts a radio show within the series that is also titled “Dear White People” and is where...
- 8/6/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Like working women everywhere, the players of the U.S. women’s national soccer team are tired — tired of fighting against structural discrimination.
“It’s like Whac-a-Mole — it’s like whack-a-sexist, basically,” team captain and activist Megan Rapinoe says in the new documentary Lfg, which started streaming yesterday on HBO Max. “Every time you get one, something else pops up…. You have to prove that they did it, and then call them out on it, and then continue to police them, and that’s the exhausting part I think. The...
“It’s like Whac-a-Mole — it’s like whack-a-sexist, basically,” team captain and activist Megan Rapinoe says in the new documentary Lfg, which started streaming yesterday on HBO Max. “Every time you get one, something else pops up…. You have to prove that they did it, and then call them out on it, and then continue to police them, and that’s the exhausting part I think. The...
- 6/25/2021
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
“Lfg” is the latest example of how women must work twice as hard to earn just a fraction of the respect — and in this case, the money — that their male counterparts get. The new documentary, named after a pre-game rallying cry (“let’s f—ing go”), follows the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team as all 28 players sue their own federation in demand of equal pay.
The team filed the lawsuit in March 2019, less than three months before the World Cup victory that would cement their status as the most successful team in women’s soccer and render the wage gap an unavoidable issue. Although the lawsuit was partially settled last year, “Lfg” asserts the fight is far from over.
Ahead of Uswnt’s hotly anticipated appearance at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, check out some of the biggest revelations from their battle off the field.
1. The U.S.
The team filed the lawsuit in March 2019, less than three months before the World Cup victory that would cement their status as the most successful team in women’s soccer and render the wage gap an unavoidable issue. Although the lawsuit was partially settled last year, “Lfg” asserts the fight is far from over.
Ahead of Uswnt’s hotly anticipated appearance at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, check out some of the biggest revelations from their battle off the field.
1. The U.S.
- 6/24/2021
- by Alex Noble
- The Wrap
‘Lfg’ Review: Bring Out the Vuvuzelas as the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Takes on Its Employer
A handful of players from the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team riff on what the letters Lfg — their rallying cry — stand for exactly. The flow of close-ups in the winning and timely doc “Lfg,” from Jennifer McDonald to Samantha Mewis to Kelley O’Hara to Megan Rapinoe to Becky Sauerbrunn, has the feel of a pre-match kick around. Only, for all their ease, there’s also a focus that epitomizes the four-time World Cup victors.
Now streaming on HBO Max after its Tribeca Festival premiere, directors Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine’s factually compelling, unapologetically smitten film follows the team after they file a lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, for equal pay. Along the way (and it’s a long way to pay equity for professional female athletes), the team kicks some balls and some butt on the field, then weathers the coronavirus pandemic,...
Now streaming on HBO Max after its Tribeca Festival premiere, directors Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine’s factually compelling, unapologetically smitten film follows the team after they file a lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, for equal pay. Along the way (and it’s a long way to pay equity for professional female athletes), the team kicks some balls and some butt on the field, then weathers the coronavirus pandemic,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
"Anything less than winning is a failure." CNN Films & HBO Max have unveiled the first official trailer for a documentary titled Lfg, about the World Cup-winning U.S. Women's Soccer Team. This is premiering at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival this month, and also playing at AFI Docs this summer, before streaming on HBO Max in just a few weeks. This riveting film follows Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Sam Mewis, and Julie Foudy, as they sue the United States Soccer Federation over pay discrimination. "A no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s national team’s ongoing fight for equal pay." Described by Tribeca as "groundbreaking story that captures a defining moment in the lives of these women, and in the history of women’s sports and gender equality." It looks like an invigorating film about the fight for equality. That No Doubt song...
- 6/14/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
HBO Max has released the official trailer for Lfg, an upcoming documentary about the U.S. women’s soccer team’s fight for equal pay. The film is set to premiere on the streaming service on June 24th.
With a whopping four World Cups and four Olympic gold medals won over the past 30 years, the Uswnt is one of the most decorated teams in sports, but as the trailer shows, they’ve consistently been underpaid compared to their counterparts on the U.S. men’s team (who have zero World...
With a whopping four World Cups and four Olympic gold medals won over the past 30 years, the Uswnt is one of the most decorated teams in sports, but as the trailer shows, they’ve consistently been underpaid compared to their counterparts on the U.S. men’s team (who have zero World...
- 6/14/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Former Discovery commissioner and co-founder of Say Yes To The Dress producer Half-Yard Productions Abby Greensfelder is on a mission to create more female-led stories in the non-scripted space.
Greensfelder set up Everywoman Studios after she left Red Arrow-owned Half-Yard and is now in the middle of putting together a slate of projects, including a soccer doc for HBO Max, a cooking series featuring immigrant grandmothers and a cult doc series from Eva Orner.
“My plan is to create stories by and about women, especially in spaces where we don’t typically see women in content,” she told Deadline. “I programmed Discovery, which was a male skewing channel, and there were all of these spaces such as sports, the outdoors, science, exploration, space and none of them had any women in these shows. All these years later, I wanted to find stories that appealed to everyone, they’re very...
Greensfelder set up Everywoman Studios after she left Red Arrow-owned Half-Yard and is now in the middle of putting together a slate of projects, including a soccer doc for HBO Max, a cooking series featuring immigrant grandmothers and a cult doc series from Eva Orner.
“My plan is to create stories by and about women, especially in spaces where we don’t typically see women in content,” she told Deadline. “I programmed Discovery, which was a male skewing channel, and there were all of these spaces such as sports, the outdoors, science, exploration, space and none of them had any women in these shows. All these years later, I wanted to find stories that appealed to everyone, they’re very...
- 4/13/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2019, three months before the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the players filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging gender discrimination. The new HBO Max documentary Lfg chronicles this story as well as the team’s ongoing fight for equal pay, featuring interviews with Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis, and […]
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- 3/9/2021
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Netflix is going back Down to Earth With Zac Efron for a second season, which has begun production in Australia, our sister site Deadline reports.
Slated to air later this year, the upcoming run finds Efron and wellness expert Darin Olien traveling across Australia in search of healthy, sustainable ways to live, while embracing local food, culture and customs along the way.
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Down to Earth‘s first season,...
Slated to air later this year, the upcoming run finds Efron and wellness expert Darin Olien traveling across Australia in search of healthy, sustainable ways to live, while embracing local food, culture and customs along the way.
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Down to Earth‘s first season,...
- 3/8/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
HBO Max is celebrating International Women’s Day by announcing the upcoming documentary Lfg (aka Let’s F*cking Go). The docu from Oscar winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine gives a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s national team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis among others.
Three months before the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for Lfg. The film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players’ ongoing pursuit for equal pay. Lfg grants viewers unprecedented access to these game-changers as they meet the physical demands and pressures of being some of the world’s top athletes, while showcasing their courage, unflinching spirit and resiliency in an...
Three months before the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which sets the stage for Lfg. The film interweaves transcendent athletic performances, including a record-breaking World Cup victory in 2019, with the players’ ongoing pursuit for equal pay. Lfg grants viewers unprecedented access to these game-changers as they meet the physical demands and pressures of being some of the world’s top athletes, while showcasing their courage, unflinching spirit and resiliency in an...
- 3/8/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max and CNN Films are teaming on a feature doc about the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s ongoing fight for equal pay.
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine are behind Lfg, which chronicles the class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation filed three months before the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was won by the U.S. team. Lfg will feature interviews with players Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara and Sam Mewis, among others.
“This fight is so much bigger than ourselves and the Women’s National Team,” said Rapinoe. “We’re doing ...
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine are behind Lfg, which chronicles the class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation filed three months before the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was won by the U.S. team. Lfg will feature interviews with players Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara and Sam Mewis, among others.
“This fight is so much bigger than ourselves and the Women’s National Team,” said Rapinoe. “We’re doing ...
HBO Max and CNN Films are teaming on a feature doc about the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s ongoing fight for equal pay.
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine are behind Lfg, which chronicles the class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation filed three months before the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was won by the U.S. team. Lfg will feature interviews with players Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara and Sam Mewis, among others.
“This fight is so much bigger than ourselves and the Women’s National Team,” said Rapinoe. “We’re doing ...
Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine are behind Lfg, which chronicles the class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation filed three months before the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which was won by the U.S. team. Lfg will feature interviews with players Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara and Sam Mewis, among others.
“This fight is so much bigger than ourselves and the Women’s National Team,” said Rapinoe. “We’re doing ...
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