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In League With Us

Praise for the film:
"In the documentary, In League With Us, Lacey Johnston, has captured the essence of a unique part of lesbian history in Northampton that portrays the sense of joy, community, feminist competition and family that have endured over the 30 plus years of the Mary Vazquez Softball League."

Pat Griffin
Director, It Takes A Team!
Education Campaign for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues in Sport
Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"In League with Us is a remarkable movie; it is both fun and funny and it documents a major piece of Feminist and Lesbian culture. It reminds us older women of our happy emergence as powerful self-defined people and for the youngsters, it may awaken in them the need to continue the good work of their ancestors as there is much left to do."

Jean Grossholtz
Professor Emeritus of Politics
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

In League With Us: The Mary Vazquez Women's Softball League 54 Minutes, 2007, USA

At a time when there were very few opportunities for women to play organized team sports, this league was started by a group of passionately political lesbian feminists in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1976. This independently produced film documents the league's history and evolution over time. From the beginning, the League's core philosophy has been one of inclusion - any woman regardless of ability was, and is, encouraged to play. This League has provided a sanctuary, a social hub, a place for women to share their athleticism.

To order a copy of the DVD, please use my contact page,
or email me at ljohnston@ellejayproductions.com

For Prices, see In League With Us pricing

To schedule a screening, please use my contact page.

Previous Screenings:

• April 28, 2009
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
• March 11, 2009
    Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
• June 13, 2008
    Berkshire Women's History Conference, Minneapolis, MN
• October 24, 2008
    Northampton International Film Festival, Northampton, MA


  
  
© 2008 S. Lacey Johnston   ljohnston@ellejayproductions.com