ALBERTA PREMIERE

calgary INTERNATIONAL Film Festival

Filmed over the course of two years, director Michèle Hozer’s THE PITCH offers rare behind-the-scenes access to a bold attempt to change the game — a universal story of resilience, leadership and a refusal to play by the old rules.

When Olympic soccer star Diana Matheson retires, she sets out — alongside fellow players — to build something that has never existed: a professional women’s soccer league in Canada. What follows is a modern David-and-Goliath story, as they confront institutional resistance, doubters and naysayers and the weight of doing something for the first time.

Director Michèle Hozer and subjects Diana Matheson and Christine Sinclair will be in attendance.

CENTREPIECE GALA SCREENING

September 23, 2025 - 7:00PM - The Grand Theatre