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International Womens Sport Film Festival

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Fri May 1 2026
Sun May 3 2026
  • Doors: 5:00 pm
  • Start Time: 7:00 pm
  • End Time: 7:00 pm
  • Age Restriction:  All Ages & Bar w/ID

About the Event

The International Women’s Sports Film Festival is the first global film festival dedicated entirely to stories about women and nonbinary athletes. The festival showcases documentaries, narrative films, and short films that explore the culture, challenges, and triumphs of women in sports. Programming also includes panels, filmmaker conversations, athlete discussions, workshops, and community events designed to expand the conversation around representation and gender equity in sport.

Sponsored by: The Sports Bra, QDOC, The Idea Factory, Papertrees Creative, Bowtie Strateiges, Capone Cousins

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5/1/2026 - FRIDAY PASSES
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5/3/2026 - SUNDAY PASSES
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ALL ACCESS PASSES

Full Court All Access Pass

$195.00

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Includes access to all films in Cinema and special screenings in The Stage.

5/1/2026 - FRIDAY PASSES

5/1 - 7:00 - 8:30PM: Give Me The Ball

$28.50

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An intimate portrait of tennis legend and trailblazer Billie Jean King, revealing the personal cost behind her fight to transform her sport and the world told through rare archival footage and candid interviews with those closest to her.

Ticket Includes: Opening Night Celebration! Hear from a panel of Portland community leaders, enjoy live performances and more.

5/2/2026 - SATURDAY PASSES

Half Court Pass Saturday AM

$75.00

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Includes all films and special screenings on Saturday before 3pm.
Half Court Pass Saturday PM

$75.00

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Includes all films and special screenings on Saturday after 3pm.
5/2 - 10:30 - 11:50am: Championesses / Mistrzynie

$28.50

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Set against a breakthrough moment for Poland at the Olympic Games, six elite athletes navigate ambition, sacrifice, and life beyond sport, revealing what it truly takes to become a champion. The film also captures a significant moment when women surpassed men in numbers on the Polish Olympic team.
5/2 12:00 - 12:45pm: Unmatched

$28.50

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A panel and sneak peek clip of the upcoming documentary UNMATCHED: The Team that Changed the Beautiful Game, the untold story of the 2005 Portland Pilots: Megan Rapinoe, Christine Sinclair, and the greatest college soccer team of all time.

Ticket Includes: Panel hosted in partnership with OPB's podcast The Evergreen including talent from the film.
5/2 1:00 - 3:00pm Off Course

$28.50

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Off Course follows elite ultrarunners Stephanie Case and Sophie Grant as they navigate infertility, pregnancy loss, and the challenges of balancing high-level sport with motherhood. The film highlights their resilience and redefines endurance, featuring their deeply personal journeys to conceive.

Ticket includes: Talkback with Stephanie Case and Q&A following the film.
5/2 3:15 - 4:00pm Ref Camp

$28.50

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Former Thorns Captain and current host of the US Soccer Podcast, Megan Klingenberg, will join us to share her journey as she went through the rigorous training and tryout to be a professional soccer ref.

Ticket Includes: Talkback with Kling and Q&A following the film.
5/2 4:15 - 6:00pm: Reggae Girlz

$28.50

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The Jamaican women’s national football team, known as the Reggae Girlz, rise from obscurity to compete on the world stage at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Facing financial hardship and institutional neglect, they challenge the odds with resilience and pride in a powerful story of perseverance and possibility, set against the backdrop of stunning Jamaican landscapes and a vibrant reggae soundtrack a joyful celebration of pride and the power of women in sport.

Ticket Includes: Talkback with Trish Dalton and Q&A following the film.
5/2 6:15 - 7:00pm: Fueling The Game

$28.50

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Fueling The Game: A panel and short-form screening exploring health, nutrition, and strength in women’s sports. From the lab to the kitchen to the pitch, this conversation brings together athletes and experts to examine the factors shaping performance, recovery, and equity in professional sport.

Ticket includes: Panel and Q&A following the screening.
5/2 7:15 - 9:15pm: The Brittney Griner Story

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WNBA star Brittney Griner's journey from playing abroad to her detention in Russia, her fight for freedom, and her work to help other wrongfully detained Americans.

Ticket Includes: Talkback and Q&A following the film.

5/3/2026 - SUNDAY PASSES

Half Court Pass Sunday AM

$75.00

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Includes all films and special screenings on Sunday before 3pm.
Half Court Pass Sunday PM

$75.00

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Includes all films and special screenings on Saturday after 3pm.
5/3 10:00am - 12:00pm Thorns FC v Chicago Stars

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Join us for an official Thorns Fan Viewing Party! Enjoy a live stream of the Portland Thorns away match vs Chicago Red Stars. Home field advantage is wherever we are!
5/3 10:30am - 12:00pm: Curl Power

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Curl Power follows a team of teenage girls as they pursue their dream of becoming Canadian National Curling Champions, and seek out their own paths amid the legacies of their world champion mothers. This intimate and imaginative coming-of-age documentary tells a story of angst and ecstasy, following the funny and tender evolution of five best friends as they reckon with their bodies, minds, and the great unknown.

Ticket Includes: Talkback with Olympian & film subject Diane Dezura and Jr. Olympian & film subject Ashley Dezura and Q&A following the film.
5/3 12:30 - 1:15pm US Soccer Podcast Live

$28.50

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US Soccer Podcast Live with Megan Klingenberg. Live taping of the US Soccer podcast with former Portland Thorn, Megan Klingenberg and a few familiar faces!
5/3 1:30 - 3:05pm: The Fastest Six Weeks in Sports

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The Fastest Six Weeks in Sports follows WNBA draft prospects Georgia Amoore and Sania Feagin through the whirlwind 45 days between the NCAA Championship and the WNBA tip-off. New teams, new cities, new pressures – an unfiltered look at what it takes to go pro.

Ticket Includes: Talkback with film subjects and Q&A following the film.
5/3 3:30 - 5:05pm: Shorts Program

$28.50

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Rise Up Shorts Program: Stories of women claiming space
Girls Move Mountains documents the journey of girls in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan Girls Football League, capturing their challenges and triumphs in a deeply conservative society.

Beauty in a Fall follows Canadian mountain guide Julianna Howatt on her most personal expedition yet, embracing her identity as a trans woman while navigating CPTSD, self-acceptance, and survival.

Breaking Ground captures the leadership, determination, and resilience of Fijian women and girls transforming their communities—and the game—through rugby.

Swim Sistas, narrated by Naomie Harris as Mami Wata, follows three generations of Black British women—from an Olympic trailblazer to a 54-year-old first-time swimmer—in a lyrical celebration of joy, sisterhood, and resilience.

Ticket Includes: A special introduction by trans athlete, author, advocate and Team USA Triathlon member Chris Mosier
5/3 5:30 - 6:20pm: Alone on the Ice

$28.50

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Alone on the Ice: A Journey to the South Pole
On January 18, 2026, Monet Izabeth became the first American woman to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole—700 miles, 57 days, alone on the ice. Hear firsthand from her about this extraordinary feat.

Ticket includes: Talkback with Monet Izabeth following exclusive film clips from her journey.
5/3 6:30 - 8:30pm: Stronger Than You Think...

$28.50

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Stronger Than You Think + Swimming With Butterflies

STYT: Just days after her college graduation, a snorkeling trip turned into a nightmare when the accomplished collegiate swimmer was attacked by a shark. The brutal encounter would test every ounce of her strength and will to live. Against staggering odds, Ali survived but her life was forever altered. The loss of her leg marked not just a physical transformation, but an emotional reckoning. Faced with unimaginable trauma, Ali made a powerful choice: to reclaim her story and use her experience to inspire others. Leaning on the values that had always guided her, she set her sights on a nearly unthinkable goal, earning a spot on the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team… just one year after the attack.

SWB: After missing bronze by 1/100th of a second at the 2016 Paralympic games, Austin-based swimmer Lizzi Smith shares an intimate story of how changing her self-perception didn’t just bring her back to the pool - it’s bringing hope to the next generation.

Ticket includes: Talkback with Lizzi Smith and Q&A following the film.
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