“The willingness for these players to be vulnerable and to let us in to see the humanness of their experience [is] part of what made that really powerful.”
Jessica McDonald of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, shown in the documentary “LFG.”
That’s why, alongside footage of breathtaking goals and victory laps, viewers also bear witness to the ways in which the lives of these women athletes are shaped by this sport and their mission to make it better. It’s a paradigm shift on screen — away from hero worship and toward a vision of collective power, and without glossing over the hard work of advancing equality, no matter our experiences and backgrounds.
“We’re not just fighting for soccer glory,” Becky Sauerbrunn says on screen. “We’re also representing what women can be when given a certain platform.” Over and over again, various players echo her next declaration: “Anything less than winning is failure.”
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