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Sky Blue FC Partners with Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival

May 16, 2019 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Sky Blue FC News Release


well, N.J. - Sky Blue FC has partnered with Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival, taking place in New York City from June 4 to June 7. The annual event has a mission to engage, connect, and inspire soccer and film enthusiasts through the celebration and presentation of soccer culture. This 11th edition will be hosted at the Scandinavia use in Manhattan.

Sky Blue will support Kicking + Screening throughout the festival, with a focus on Night 3 on Thursday, June 6. The three films featured on K+S Night 3 emphasize women in soccer and champion the theme "Against the Odds." Additional programming includes a panel discussion and Q&A featuring Sky Blue personnel and other speakers.

"It's exciting for us to be involved in this festival, and more so that we can partner on a night to celebrate women and girls in soccer," stated Sky Blue FC General Manager Alyse LaHue. "Against the Odds is certainly a theme that resonates with our club so having the opportunity to participate specifically around this topic and these amazing stories is particularly meaningful for us."

"The stories screening on Night 3 are united in showcasing strong, unapologetic female athletes going for broke in pursuit of their passion," K+S cofounder Rachel Markus said. "It seems perfectly aligned with everything that Sky Blue represents. We are proud to partner with these world-class athletes to celebrate the fierce stories within these films and the fierce women they feature."

Sky Blue fans can purchase discounted tickets to any of the first three days of the festival by visiting kickingandscreening.com and using promo code KSSKYBLUE. All attendees that purchase a ticket for Kicking + Screening on June 6 will also receive a ticket to Sky Blue FC vs Orlando Pride on June 22 at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. Sky Blue FC will also be providing giveaways and raffle prizes during the evening.

NIGHT 3: Thursday, June 6

Coach

26 mins | USA + UK | 2019 | Directed by Matthew Ellison + Jordan Axelrod.

Coach follows Tracy Hamm, the head coach of the women's soccer team at San Francisco State, after she was denied access to licensing courses that matched her experience level in the U.S. due to limitations built into the women's professional game. As a result, Tracy began working towards becoming one of the first American women to attain the UEFA "A" license, a highly prestigious and internationally recognized accreditation. This is her story.

PLUS:

Yasmina | Short | US Premiere | Fifteen-year-old Yasmina passionately loves football and practices at the Saint-Étienne football club. But she is also a Moroccan who is in France without a visa, with her father and his French girlfriend. After she watches her father get arrested right as she returns from training one evening, she will have to make a decision that tests her love of the game. Directed by Claire Cahen & Ali Esmili.

Aim High | Short | US Premiere | Having consistently beaten the other girls' teams, Lleida's AEM girls' football club decided to play with the boys. This documentary tells the story of what happened next. Directed by Rojo Rosenvinge + Sandra Bauera.

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