Billie Jean King: Now Now Screening

SFFILM is screening “Give Me the Ball!,” a 102-minute documentary about Billie Jean King directed by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff. (sffilm.org) The festival listed two Bay Area showings: April 25, 2026, at 8:30 p.m. at the Premier Theater at One Letterman, and April 27, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. (sffilm.org) SFFILM said Garbus, Wolff, producer Gentry Kirby, and executive producer Marsha Cooke were expected for a post-screening question-and-answer session after the April 25 showing. (sffilm.org) The film is not titled “Billie Jean King: Now Now Screening.” SFFILM’s event page identifies it as “Give Me the Ball!” and describes it as a 2026 U.S. documentary told through archival footage and interviews with King. (sffilm.org) SFFILM’s description centers on King’s victories in tennis and her push for equity in women’s sports, while also naming personal costs including hiding her sexual orientation and struggling with eating disorders. (sffilm.org) The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2026. Sundance’s program called it an in-person feature in which King tells her story “in her own words.” (sundance.org) ESPN announced the project in September 2024 as a new “30 for 30” documentary, with Ridley Scott Associates and Story Syndicate producing in association with Elton John’s Rocket Sports. (espnpressroom.com) SFFILM placed the movie in its 2026 U.S. documentaries lineup, where the festival grouped it with nonfiction films about Girl Scouts and a polar bear. (sffilm.org) For anyone trying to catch it now, the key detail is simple: the SFFILM screening already played on April 25 and April 27, 2026, and the festival page is the source for any remaining ticket or waitlist updates. (sffilm.org)