Magnolia Pictures revealed the official trailer for The League, a revealing celebration documentary of Negro League Baseball premiering at Tribeca Festival.
Directed by Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI), the documentary opens exclusively in AMC Theaters on July 7, and available on VOD July 14.
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 never-before-seen 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 celebrated 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.
Watch the official trailer for The League.
TRIBECA FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Monday, June 12 at 5:30pm @ Village East – Theater 1 – World Premiere*
Limited Tickets Available
*Q&A to follow
Tuesday, June 13 at 1:00pm @ AMC 19th St. East 6 – Theater 4 – P&I
Tuesday, June 13 at 5:45pm @ Village East – Theater 3
Limited Tickets Available
Saturday, June 17 at 12:30pm @ Village East – Theater 2
Limited Tickets Available
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