Official Trailer for ‘Copa 71’ Doc – About the 1971 Women’s World Cup
by Alex Billington April 30, 2024Source: YouTube
“It was important for women to see that this was possible.” Greenwich Entertainment has debuted a trailer for a sports history documentary film titled Copa 71, arriving to watch in June. It first premiered at TIFF 2023 last year, with stops at the London, Philadelphia, AFI Fest, and Göteborg Film Festivals. Told by the pioneering women who participated, this is the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s Soccer World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds that has been written out of sporting history – until now. This is the entirely true story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA, of course, which should be no surprise to anyone familiar with this sordid sports organization. The doc film features interviews with various players who participated in the World Cup in 1971 and many others. Executive produced by Venus & Serena Williams. This looks awesome! Glad this once forgotten story is finally being told with proper pizazz.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ two posters) for Erskine & Ramsay’s doc Copa 71, direct from YouTube:
The documentary Copa 71 tells the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup (Wikipedia), which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history–until now. The film weaves together dazzling archival footage and interviews with many former players. Copa 71 is co-directed by experienced doc filmmakers James Erskine (director of many docs including One Night in Turin, My Kid Survived, From the Ashes, The Battle of the Sexes, Pantani, Building Jerusalem, Sachin, The Ice King, Le Mans) & Rachel Ramsay (producer on Le Mans, “This Is Football”, “Clarkson’s Farm”) making their first doc together. Produced by Jannat Gargi, Anna Godas, and Victoria Gregory. Executive produced by Venus & Serena Williams and Alex Morgan. This initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year. Greenwich Ent, will debut the Copa 71 doc in select US theaters + on VOD starting June 21st, 2024. For more info, visit the official site.
