Official Trailer for 'The Herricanes' Doc - 70s Women's Football League

"As women - why wouldn't we want to play America's game?" Blue Harbor Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film called The Herricanes, a fascinating look back at sports history with an eye on moderns athletes, too. This doc premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival last year and won the Audience Award in the Doc Spotlight section. The Houston Herricanes were a part of the first women's full tackle football league in the 1970s. Their unknown story is one of commitment, courage, and strength. Despite adversity and hardship, they fielded a team purely for the love of the game. What they started is a movement that is still in motion today. These groundbreaking ladies from all different walks of life came to the field with little to no experience but together they made history, even if it hasn't been told yet. Despite this story, and much progress since, there's still setbacks... As the number one sport in America, football is still only visibly played by men, and still remains the final frontier for women in sports. This documentary explores the larger question of what it means when America's most popular sport is only visible among men. // Continue Reading ›

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