THE LEAGUE

July 21 – 27, 2023
The League
Directed by Sam Pollard, executive produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Oscar-winning Summer of Soul), Tariq Trotter, and produced by RadicalMedia, The League celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball’s triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and interviews with legendary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil – whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson era – as well as Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron who started out in the Negro Leagues. From entrepreneurial titans Cumberland Posey and Gus Greenlee, whose intense rivalry fueled the rise of two of the best baseball teams ever to play the game, to Effa Manley, the activist owner of the Newark Eagles and the only woman ever admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, The League explores Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities and a stage for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while also examining the unintended consequences of integration.
Dir: Sam Pollard / 2023 / US / 103 min

“Pollard’s The League is a rich, engrossing, and necessary tribute to a critical early wave in the Civil Rights movement.” – Robert Daniels, indieWire

“The film vibrantly sketches out the historical roots of the Negro baseball leagues.” – Chris Barsanti, Slant Magazine

“Interviews, photos and newsreel clips inform The League, which stands with the best chronicles of baseball integration.” – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

SCREENING: FRI 7/21 4PM; SAT 7/22 7PM; SUN 7/23 4PM; THU 7/27 4PM

Tickets are available at the box office 30 minutes before showtimes.