Althea & Angela

"Althea & Angela" follows the tennis careers of Althea Gibson, an African American from Harlem, and Angela Buxton, a Jewish player from England. Their victory on Center Court at Wimbledon was a breakthrough in a game where their race and religion had made them outcasts. "It's amazing that no one had asked Althea to play doubles until Angela did," said tennis analyst Bud Collins. "My legacy is definitely anti-racism because I was playing with a black player who the audience didn’t really want to see," said Buxton. "They were teaching the world to do the right thing, no matter what,” said Billie Jean King. The film features archival footage and interviews with tennis legend Billie Jean King, tennis analyst Bud Collins, former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, and Wimbledon Champion Angela Buxton. Produced By Angela Buxton Produced and Directed by Betsy Blankenbaker Co-Produced with Rachel Viollet A Figaro Films Production. Figaro Films was founded by filmmaker Betsy Blankenbaker Murphy in 1999 to produce important films that inform and inspire. For more info: www.betsybmurphy.com