The official trailer for the upcoming documentary The League, which screened at the Tribeca Festival, has debuted.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard, The League chronicles the triumphs and tribulations of the Negro Baseball League through the first ahlf of the 20th century.
Executive produced by Academy Award winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq Trotter, The League features archival footage and never before seen interviews with players such as Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil, as well as legendary baseball players Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.
“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,” the synopsis reads.
Produced by RadicalMedia, The League will open exclusively in AMC Theatres the week of July 7 and it’ll also be available on digital July 14.
Watch the official trailer for The League below.
