Playing With Pride
Realizador Loubna Turjuman
Países United Kingdom
Duração 16 min
Sinopse
Indisputably the world's biggest sport - Football is dogged with discrimination and prejudice based on gender identity and sexual orientation. This film takes a grassroots look at the issue through the eyes of former semi professional player David Ellard, an intimate look at his struggles for acceptance, the film explores why homophobic language and banter is so ingrained in game culture, often undermined and unchallenged.
Indisputably the world's biggest sport - Football is dogged with discrimination and prejudice based on gender identity and sexual orientation. This film takes a grassroots look at the issue through the eyes of former semi professional player David Ellard, an intimate look at his struggles for acceptance, the film explores why homophobic language and banter is so ingrained in game culture, often undermined and unchallenged.