Uncover the legacy of Australia’s most successful women’s basketball program as they pursue their first-ever three-peat amidst a global pandemic.
GO BIG: The Story of The Canberra Capitals offers an exclusive, all-access look at the Capitals' journey through the 2020 WNBL hub season, while also showcasing the team’s historic off-court achievements—from being the first professional sports team in Australia to wear the Pride rainbow on their jerseys for a season, to Lauren Jackson’s groundbreaking $1 million contract (still unmatched over a decade later), and the introduction of childcare for players.
GO BIG: The Story of The Canberra Capitals
M | 2024 | 104 mins | UHD | CCOfficial Trailer
3 minsAbout the film
The 100-minute feature documentary offers an exclusive, all-access look at the Capitals' journey through the 2020 WNBL hub season, while also showcasing the team’s historic off-court achievements—from being the first professional sports team in Australia to wear the Pride rainbow on their jerseys for a season, to Lauren Jackson’s groundbreaking $1 million contract (still unmatched over a decade later), and the introduction of childcare for players.
Impact Vision
Fully professional basketball in Australia for women.
The project's vision is to normalise and hero the broadcasting and media coverage of women in sports and provide inspiring, world-class, female role models for future generations.
For this reason, the documentary has created a social impact campaign through the Documentary Australia Foundation.
Director’s Statement
"...one of my first memories watching live sport was my Dad taking me to the 1999 WNBL grand final. An exciting Australian Institute of Sport side - made up of 17 and 18 year-olds - was trying to be the first AIS team to take the professional women’s title..."
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