COPA 71
Documentary | Running Time: 90 minutes
2023 / English, Spanish, Italian and French
Country: United Kingdom
MENA Premiere
Rachel Ramsay moved from news journalism to making unscripted series in several European languages; James Erskine has made a number of theatrical documentaries including Emmy-nominated The Human Face (2002). Copa ’71 is the first film they have directed together, but they have collaborated on several acclaimed sports documentaries including the recent Amazon original This is Football, winner of the 2020 Humanitas Prize.
Rachel Ramsay moved from news journalism to making unscripted series in several European languages; James Erskine has made a number of theatrical documentaries including Emmy-nominated The Human Face (2002). Copa ’71 is the first film they have directed together, but they have collaborated on several acclaimed sports documentaries including the recent Amazon original This is Football, winner of the 2020 Humanitas Prize.
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ProducerVictoria Gregory, Jannat Gargi, Anna Godas
ScriptwriterRachel Ramsay, James Erskine, Victoria Gregory
August, 1971. FIFA may have refused to recognise the event as the first Women’s World Cup, but that didn’t deter the teams who came together from England, Argentina, France, Denmark and Italy to play against each other in Mexico. For the teams, it was a huge event: sponsorship was lavish, there was merchandise on every street corner, 110,000 roaring fans filled the historic Azteca stadium with noise and the players were treated like rock stars. In this captivating documentary, those pioneering women tell joyous stories of an international landmark event, while current players ask why they have never even heard of it. As a women’s event outside FIFA’s control, it was simply written out of football history – until now.