It is the summer of 1971, and the best women’s football teams in the world are on their way to compete in Mexico. The Copa 71 tournament remains to this day the most visited women’s sporting event ever: so how come you’ve probably never heard of it? On the 19th of June, queer collective, The Queer Agenda will be screening Copa 71 by directors Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine, a documentary which tells the incredible story of the tenacity of women in football during the first unofficial Women’s World Cup, in the FilmHallen. The documentary has been a large inspiration for The Queer Football Club(house), the month-long pop up by The Queer Agenda located across the central passage from the FilmHallen as well as v̶r̶o̶u̶w̶e̶n̶ Voetbal, a photography exhibition by the collective, capturing the football lovers who don’t always get the visibility they deserve.
After the screening, there will be a panel discussion featuring those who remember the tournament themselves, as well as those who work to ensure women’s football remains visible today.

Documentaire Special Verwacht

i.s.m. The Queer Agenda

Copa 71

Regisseur: Rachel Ramsay, James Erskine
Land: VK
Duur: 90

The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now, with dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.