About
We know about the swing. We know about the swagger. But what most Americans don't know about Venus Williams is how she changed the course of her sport. In a stunning case that captured the European public beginning in 2005, Williams challenged the long-held practice of paying women tennis players less than their male counterparts at Wimbledon. With a deep sense of obligation to the legacy of Billie Jean King, Williams lobbied British Parliament, UNESCO and Fleet Street for financial parity. And it was her poignant op-ed piece in The London Times that convinced many people that the Wimbledon tournament organizers were "on the wrong side of history." Roland Garros and Wimbledon finally relented in 2007. That year at Wimbledon, Venus became the first women's champion to earn as much as the men's singles winner (Roger Federer). VENUS VS. chronicles Williams' fight for pay equality.
Cast
Full credits →Movie News
Movie Review: ‘Origin’
Expanding to wide release in theaters on January 19th is the latest entry from writer/director Ava DuVernay (‘Selma,’ ‘A...
'Origin' Interview: Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Opening in theaters in limited release on December 8th and opening wide on January 19th is ‘Origin,’ which stars Oscar-n...
How Joan Micklin Silver Paved the Way for Chloé Zhao & Other Women Directors Today
One of the first celebrity deaths to hit in 2021 was that of filmmaker Joan Micklin Silver. Not as well-remembered by th...
Ava DuVernay Confirms 'New Gods' to Include Darkseid, Furies
The biggest bad in the DC Universe will make his film debut
'The New Gods' Teams Up Ava DuVernay With 'Batman' Writer Tom King
King is also the acclaimed writer of "Mister Miracle," which has ties to "New Gods"
New on Netflix: May 2019
Zac Efron channels Ted Bundy.
