Billie Jean King Documentary 'Give Me the Ball!' Opens DC/DOX Festival; King Discusses Her Refusal to Make a Vanity Project
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Matthew Carey
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The article covers the opening of the DC/DOX documentary film festival in Washington, D.C., featuring the premiere of 'Give Me the Ball!', a documentary about tennis legend Billie Jean King. King, now 82, participated in a post-screening discussion with the filmmaking team. Unlike many celebrity documentaries, King deliberately avoided taking a producer role or using the film as a vanity project, instead insisting on an honest portrayal of her career, personal life, and cultural impact.
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Billie Jean King on refusing a producer role on the candid doc 'Give Me the Ball!' which explores her career, personal life and cultural impact.
Unlike many sports or celebrity-oriented documentaries, King did not approach the project as an opportunity to burnish her reputation.
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