LFG is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine, with Andrea Nix Fine also serving as a writer. It follows Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Sam Mewis and Julie Foudy, as they sue and fail against the United States Soccer Federation for pay discrimination. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los Angeles has scheduled a trial for September 15 on the players’ remaining claim of discriminatory work conditions which the U.S. woman's national team were successful in the claim for discriminatory work conditions, which included issues such as hotels, etc. In May 2020, Klausner summarily dismissed the unequal pay portion of the lawsuit.[2]
LFG received positive reviews from film critics. It holds an 88% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews, with a weighted average of 9.40/10.[9] The film has also received negative feedback from some lawyers as the film pays little attention to the legal proceeding regarding the case, and fails to explore the specifics of the court's decision to throw out the case.[10] Journalist Emily Reigart stated that "If you are looking to better understand the legal argument for the athletes’ case, this is not the film for you",[11] whilst the Washington Post said "The film itself is just as one-sided"[12]
^Case Name Morgan v. U.S. Soccer Federation EE-CA-0363 Docket / Court 2:19-cv-01717 ( C.D. Cal. )
^Chang, Ailsa (June 29, 2021). "The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Struggle For Equal Pay Featured In New 'LFG' Documentary". General Public Broadcasting. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^Day-Ramos, Dino (March 8, 2021). "HBO Max Sets Docu 'LFG' Following U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's Fight For Equality; First Teaser Released". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^"Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021". Tribeca Film Festival. April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^Saperstein, Pat (May 26, 2021). "AFI Docs Festival Slate Includes 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain'". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^""In the Heights," "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It," And All Eight Harry Potter Films Arrive On HBO Max This June". HBO Max Publicity. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^Steven Goff (2021-06-23). "USWNT's trials and triumphs are an incredible story, but a new film doesn't give the full picture". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
film, 2021, american, documentary, film, directed, produced, andrea, fine, sean, fine, with, andrea, fine, also, serving, writer, follows, megan, rapinoe, jessica, mcdonald, becky, sauerbrunn, kelley, hara, christen, press, mewis, julie, foudy, they, fail, aga. LFG is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine with Andrea Nix Fine also serving as a writer It follows Megan Rapinoe Jessica McDonald Becky Sauerbrunn Kelley O Hara Christen Press Sam Mewis and Julie Foudy as they sue and fail against the United States Soccer Federation for pay discrimination U S District Judge R Gary Klausner in Los Angeles has scheduled a trial for September 15 on the players remaining claim of discriminatory work conditions which the U S woman s national team were successful in the claim for discriminatory work conditions which included issues such as hotels etc In May 2020 Klausner summarily dismissed the unequal pay portion of the lawsuit 2 LFGOfficial posterDirected byAndrea Nix Fine Sean FineWritten byAndrea Nix FineProduced byAndrea Nix Fine Sean Fine Abby GreensfelderStarringMegan Rapinoe Jessica McDonald Becky Sauerbrunn Kelley O Hara Christen Press Sam Mewis Julie FoudyCinematographySean FineEdited byJeff ConsiglioMusic byBarking Owl Cyrus Melchor Nicolas SnyderProductioncompaniesEverywoman Studios Change Content Propagate Content CNN FilmsDistributed byHBO MaxRelease datesJune 17 2021 2021 06 17 Tribeca June 24 2021 2021 06 24 United States Running time105 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishIt had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 17 2021 It was released on June 24 2021 by HBO Max Contents 1 Title 2 Synopsis 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksTitle EditThe acronym LFG stands for the phrase Let s fucking go which is a rallying call for the team 3 Synopsis EditIt follows Megan Rapinoe Jessica McDonald Becky Sauerbrunn Kelley O Hara Christen Press Sam Mewis and Julie Foudy as they sue the United States Soccer Federation for pay discrimination Production EditIn March 2021 it was announced Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine would direct a documentary film revolving around the U S women s national soccer team pay discrimination claim The film is produced by Everywoman Studios and CNN Films and distributed by HBO Max 4 Release EditThe film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 17 2021 5 It also screened at AFI Docs on June 23 2021 6 7 It was released on June 24 2021 by HBO Max 8 Reception EditLFG received positive reviews from film critics It holds an 88 approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews with a weighted average of 9 40 10 9 The film has also received negative feedback from some lawyers as the film pays little attention to the legal proceeding regarding the case and fails to explore the specifics of the court s decision to throw out the case 10 Journalist Emily Reigart stated that If you are looking to better understand the legal argument for the athletes case this is not the film for you 11 whilst the Washington Post said The film itself is just as one sided 12 References Edit LFG 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Retrieved May 22 2021 Case Name Morgan v U S Soccer Federation EE CA 0363 Docket Court 2 19 cv 01717 C D Cal Chang Ailsa June 29 2021 The U S Women s Soccer Team Struggle For Equal Pay Featured In New LFG Documentary General Public Broadcasting Retrieved June 29 2021 Day Ramos Dino March 8 2021 HBO Max Sets Docu LFG Following U S Women s National Soccer Team s Fight For Equality First Teaser Released Deadline Hollywood Retrieved May 22 2021 Announcing The Feature Film Lineup For Tribeca 2021 Tribeca Film Festival April 20 2021 Retrieved May 22 2021 Saperstein Pat May 26 2021 AFI Docs Festival Slate Includes Roadrunner A Film About Anthony Bourdain Variety Retrieved May 26 2021 LFG AFI Docs Retrieved June 24 2021 In the Heights The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It And All Eight Harry Potter Films Arrive On HBO Max This June HBO Max Publicity May 20 2021 Retrieved May 22 2021 LFG 2021 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved June 24 2021 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Reaction Lawyers Review LFG Documentary US Women s Soccer Equal Pay Lawsuit YouTube Why HBO s Documentary LFG is Actually a BFD Steven Goff 2021 06 23 USWNT s trials and triumphs are an incredible story but a new film doesn t give the full picture The Washington Post Washington D C ISSN 0190 8286 OCLC 1330888409 External links EditLFG at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LFG film amp oldid 1156651189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
