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‘Social Studies’ Creator Lauren Greenfield Teams With Alison Klayman For Documentary On Systemic Barriers To Women In Sports
EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning filmmakers Lauren Greenfield and Alison Klayman are approaching the starting line on a documentary about women’s distance runners and the “deep-rooted inequities” faced by women athletes. Greenfield’s Institute Pictures is producing the untitled short film which is expected to premiere in 2025. “Set against the backdrop of a pivotal moment for women’s sports […]
Klayman, a duPont-Columbia award winner, “is renowned for her groundbreaking documentaries that tackle critical social issues,” including Unfinished Business, a film about the formation of the WNBA, built around the New York Liberty’s 2021 season (the team won its first championship last week). Among her additional credits are The Brink, about far-right political strategist Steve Bannon (the Trump whisperer who was just released from federal prison) and Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, about the work of the extraordinary Chinese artist and China’s efforts to squelch his activism. The upcoming short film project “is more than just a marathon documentary; like all of Klayman’s work, it offers a powerful, character-driven narrative set against the backdrop of the ongoing inequalities women face beyond the race itself,” according to the release.
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