Give Me The Ball! with Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 613)

Give Me The Ball! with Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 613)

From The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast by Directors Guild of America

May 29, 2026 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 613

About this episode

Directors Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff discuss their film 'Give Me The Ball!' with Ondi Timoner, focusing on Billie Jean King's impact on culture and sports.

Directors Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff discuss their new film, Give Me The Ball!, with fellow Director Ondi Timoner in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, they discuss collaborating with Billie Jean King to open up about some of the more intimate and uncomfortable moments of her life, reflecting on Billie Jean’s impact through her 1970s archival materials compared to her modern day interview, and working as a co-directing pair for the first time. Screened as part of the DGA’s Documentary Series, the film takes a look at world champion tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King and her game-changing impact on culture and sports. Rare archive footage and candid interviews reveal how one woman put changing the world ahead of saving herself. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/june2026/docseries_givemetheball-0526

People in this episode

Guests: Liz Garbus, Elizabeth Wolff, Ondi Timoner

Topics covered

  • documentary
  • film
  • Billie Jean King
  • co-directing
  • sports
  • archival footage

Keywords

  • Billie Jean King
  • documentary
  • tennis
  • co-directing
  • archival materials
  • DGA theater
  • film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Directors Guild of America

Books & works: Give Me The Ball!

Places: Los Angeles

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