About The Film
LFG is 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…
and others. An official selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, the documentary film is directed by Academy Award®-winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine, and produced by the Fines and Abby Greensfelder with Howard T. Owens and Ben Silverman serving as executive producers. The film is an Everywoman Studios and Change Content Production in association with Propagate Content, produced in collaboration with CNN Films and HBO Max.
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 effort to create long-lasting social change with the biggest fight for women’s rights since Title IX.
Featured Participants
Forward | #15
Megan Rapinoe
@mPinoe
A co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team from 2018 to 2020 alongside Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, Rapinoe is women’s soccer’s most visible and outspoken advocate for equal pay. Named FIFA’s Golden Boot and FIFA’s “Best Woman Player” in 2019, Rapinoe won gold with the national team at the 2012 London Summer Olympics and at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cups. The Redding, CA native – who currently plays for the OL Reign in Tacoma, WA – is also an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ causes and was a winner of the prestigious 2019 Ballon D’or Award, the 2019 Glamour Women of the Year Award, and named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2020.
Forward | #15
Megan Rapinoe
@mPinoe
A co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team from 2018 to 2020 alongside Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan, Rapinoe is women’s soccer’s most visible and outspoken advocate for equal pay. Named FIFA’s Golden Boot and FIFA’s “Best Woman Player” in 2019, Rapinoe won gold with the national team at the 2012 London Summer Olympics and at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cups. The Redding, CA native – who currently plays for the OL Reign in Tacoma, WA – is also an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ causes and was a winner of the prestigious 2019 Ballon D’or Award, the 2019 Glamour Women of the Year Award, and named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2020.
Forward | #14
Jessica McDonald
@J_Mac1422
A veteran of numerous NWSL teams including the Chicago Red Stars, Seattle Reign FC and the Houston Dash, McDonald was added to the final roster of the United States’ 23-player squad for that year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in May 2019. McDonald, who grew up in Phoenix, AZ, made an appearance for the team as a half-time substitute in the teams 3-0 win over Chile during the World Cup. She currently plays for the North Carolina Courage and lives with her 9 year-old son Jeremiah in North Carolina.
Forward | #14
Jessica McDonald
@J_Mac1422
A veteran of numerous NWSL teams including the Chicago Red Stars, Seattle Reign FC and the Houston Dash, McDonald was added to the final roster of the United States’ 23-player squad for that year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in May 2019. McDonald, who grew up in Phoenix, AZ, made an appearance for the team as a half-time substitute in the teams 3-0 win over Chile during the World Cup. She currently plays for the North Carolina Courage and lives with her 9 year-old son Jeremiah in North Carolina.
Defender | #4
Becky Sauerbrunn
@beckysauerbrunn
As of 2021, St. Louis, MO-native Sauerbrunn serves as captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team after previously serving as captain for the Utah Royals andco-captaining the national team with Carli Lloyd from 2016 to 2018. Sauerbrunn won gold with the national team at the 2012 Olympics and was on the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion teams. A decorated defensive player, Sauerbrunn currently plays for the Portland, OR-based Thorns and, in early 2020, she was named the first president of the USWNT Players Association.
Defender | #4
Becky Sauerbrunn
@beckysauerbrunn
As of 2021, St. Louis, MO-native Sauerbrunn serves as captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team after previously serving as captain for the Utah Royals andco-captaining the national team with Carli Lloyd from 2016 to 2018. Sauerbrunn won gold with the national team at the 2012 Olympics and was on the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion teams. A decorated defensive player, Sauerbrunn currently plays for the Portland, OR-based Thorns and, in early 2020, she was named the first president of the USWNT Players Association.
Defender | #5
Kelley
O’Hara
@kellymohara
O’Hara is a two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion who currently plays for the Washington Spirit. She was named the Hermann Trophy winner in 2009 while playing in college for the Stanford Cardinals and has the distinction of being one of three players who played every minute in the 2012 women’s Olympic tournament, which ultimately netted her and her team gold. A native of Fayetteville, GA, O’Hara is also the host of the “Just Women’s Sports” podcast.
Defender | #5
Kelley O’Hara
@kellymohara
O’Hara is a two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion who currently plays for the Washington Spirit. She was named the Hermann Trophy winner in 2009 while playing in college for the Stanford Cardinals and has the distinction of being one of three players who played every minute in the 2012 women’s Olympic tournament, which ultimately netted her and her team gold. A native of Fayetteville, GA, O’Hara is also the host of the “Just Women’s Sports” podcast.
Midfielder | #4
Samantha Mewis
@sammymewy
Mewis has established herself a star of the midfield for both the U.S. Women’s National and English FA WSL Manchester City teams. The Massachusetts native’s club career started in 2013 when she signed with Pali Blues of the W-League, and she has since won three NWSL Championship titles with the Western New York Flash and the North Carolina Courage. Mewis was a member, alongside her sister Kristie, of the U.S.’s under-17 team, making them the first siblings to represent the United States at a Women’s World Cup.
Midfielder | #4
Samantha Mewis
@sammymewy
Mewis has established herself a star of the midfield for both the U.S. Women’s National and English FA WSL Manchester City teams. The Massachusetts native’s club career started in 2013 when she signed with Pali Blues of the W-League, and she has since won three NWSL Championship titles with the Western New York Flash and the North Carolina Courage. Mewis was a member, alongside her sister Kristie, of the U.S.’s under-17 team, making them the first siblings to represent the United States at a Women’s World Cup.
Forward | #23
Christen
Press
@ChristenPress
Los Angeleno Press currently plays for Manchester United of the English FA Women’s Super League as well as for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Her first of 144 appearances for the United States was against Scotland in 2013, and she is ranked the 9th-best scorer of all time with 60 total goals. In 2010, Press received the Hermann Trophy and also holds records for scoring and assisting during her time in college as a Stanford Cardinal. In 2019, she co-founded the gender-neutral lifestyle/clothing brand, re-inc, with fellow players Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath and Meghan Klingenberg.
Forward | #23
Christen Press
@ChristenPress
Los Angeleno Press currently plays for Manchester United of the English FA Women’s Super League as well as for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Her first of 144 appearances for the United States was against Scotland in 2013, and she is ranked the 9th-best scorer of all time with 60 total goals. In 2010, Press received the Hermann Trophy and also holds records for scoring and assisting during her time in college as a Stanford Cardinal. In 2019, she co-founded the gender-neutral lifestyle/clothing brand, re-inc, with fellow players Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath and Meghan Klingenberg.
About the filmmakers
Founded by Oscar®, Emmy® and Peabody Award®-winning filmmakers Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, Change Content seeks out untold true stories and turns them into unforgettable film, television, and theater works that upend the way viewers think and feel about issues that matter. Building on the success of their previous company, Fine Films, Change Content is an artist-driven boutique studio focused on developing and producing projects that illuminate, entertain, and inspire audiences to become agents of change. They are proud to premiere LFG as the first of many projects that align with Change Content’s mission: True stories. True Impact.
Everywoman Studios is a purpose-built media company whose mission is to tell female-focused stories that might not otherwise be told, and that can have a positive impact on our culture. Founded in 2019 by Abby Greensfelder, creator of global hits such as “Say Yes to the Dress” and “The Last Alaskans”, Everywoman Studios is developing and producing a slate of premium non-fiction projects for multiple networks, as well as running Propelle, a content accelerator for women. LFG is the first documentary film project Greensfelder has developed and produced under the Everywoman Studios company banner.
Founded in 2015 by Ben Silverman and Howard Owens, who pioneered the global format business in the late 1990s, Propagate has offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Paris. Its recent credits include the Emmy-nominated “Hillary,” which premiered at Sundance and Berlin and now streams on Hulu, “Notre Dame: Our Lady of Paris” for ABC, “Go-Big Show” on TBS, and the upcoming American adaptation of The Eurovision Song Contest, as well as the unscripted “November 13: Attack on Paris,” “Haunted,” and “Prank Encounters” for Netflix, and “In Search Of” and “Kings of Pain” for the History Channel. Propagate’s expanding portfolio of companies includes Electus (“You vs. Wild”, “Running Wild With Bear Grylls,” “Jane the Virgin,” “Fashion Star”), Big Breakfast (“Adam Ruins Everything”, “Hot Date”), Notional (“Chopped” franchise), and talent management firms Artists First, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, and Select Management.
Our partners
P&G and its brands, Always and Secret, are supporting the LFG campaign as part of P&G’s ongoing gender equality initiatives, which leverage the company’s significant voice in advertising and media to tackle gender bias, while also removing barriers for girls and enabling economic opportunities for women.
Always has partnered with the campaign as part of the brand’s #KeepHerPlaying movement, which teams with trailblazing activists and athletes – including USWNT player Jess McDonald (featured in LFG) – encouraging girls to stay in sports to build confidence and important life skills. Secret deodorant has teamed with the campaign as an extension of the #WatchMe campaign, which aims to eliminate the biases women athletes face by encouraging people to fill the stands and support women and girls sports.
Learn more about how you can join P&G and its brands to be a force for good at www.PGGoodEveryday.com
The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) is the ally, advocate, and catalyst for tomorrow’s leaders. It exists to enable girls and women to reach their potential in sport and life. Founded by Billie Jean King in 1974, the Foundation strengthens and expands participation and leadership opportunities through its research, advocacy, community programming, and a wide variety of collaborative partnerships. WSF has positively shaped the lives of millions of youth, high school, and collegiate student-athletes, elite athletes, and coaches. It is building a future where every girl and woman can #KeepPlaying and unlock the lifelong benefits of sport participation. All girls. All women. All sports.®
Help WSF keep fighting for equitable access for all girls and women across all sports, nationwide. Learn more ways to support them here.
Step Up believes all girls should have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. As a mentorship nonprofit, we support and inspire girls of color ages 14-18 on their way to confidence and careers. Step Up envisions a world where everyone has a seat at the table and works to create a pipeline of diverse young women to confidently and skillfully enter the workforce with the support of their women mentors.
Learn more about Step Up and their programs for changemakers here.