Olympic icons Christine Sinclair & Diana Matheson Join 'THE PITCH' screening tour in Vancouver

Vancouver soccer fans and film lovers are invited to be part of herstory when a new documentary, THE PITCH, takes the big screen on Canada’s stunning West Coast.

The film will screen at The York Theatre on Wednesday, October 22 as part of a National Screening Tour presented by Canadian Tire Corporation, with Emmy-nominated filmmaker Michèle Hozer and Olympic Soccer Icon Diana Matheson in attendance, along with a special appearance by Olympic Medalist and Co-Owner of Vancouver Rise FC, Christine Sinclair. 

THE PITCH takes audiences inside the fight to launch the Northern Super League, Canada’s first women’s professional soccer league, which includes the Vancouver Rise FC. The documentary follows Olympic medallist Diana Matheson as she hangs up her cleats and dives into her toughest challenge yet: shaking up a system that has sidelined women for decades and building a league from the ground up. With icons like Christine Sinclair by her side, THE PITCH is a front-row seat to history in the making. 

Tickets for Vancouver’s  Impact Screening are now on sale HERE. 

The screening includes a post-film panel discussion with various documentary and NSL participants, including:

• Michèle Hozer, Director, THE PITCH
• Diana Matheson, Olympic Medallist, Founder and Chief Growth Officer, Northern Super League 
• Christine Sinclair, Olympic Medallist and Co-Owner of the Vancouver Rise
• Sarita Patel, Journalist, Club Reporter (Moderator)

Vancouver is part of a six-city Impact Screening national tour taking place throughout the fall, including Calgary (Sept. 24), Montreal (Oct. 28), Ottawa (Oct. 30), Halifax (Nov. 5) and Toronto (Nov. 12). In addition, the doc will be screening at Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) on Oct. 24 and 25, QDoc in Portland, Oregon on Oct. 25, and the Calgary Justice Film Festival on Nov. 7.

THE PITCH National Screening Tour is presented by Canadian Tire Corporation. Additional partners include Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Community Partner); Canadian Women & Sport (Impact Partner); Toyota Canada (Mobility Partner); and Coca-Cola (Celebration Partner).

Executive Producer of THE PITCH is Nathalie Cook. Producers are Bryn Hughes and Michèle Hozer, who also serves as Director. THE PITCH is presented by TVO and produced in association with The Canada Media Fund, Ontario Creates, Rogers Documentary Fund and the Government of Canada. 

Follow news about THE PITCH online at thepitchdoc.ca and on Instagram @thepitchdoc_nsl.