Despite winning multiple Olympic medals in soccer, Canada was one of the last nations without a women’s pro league. Tired of chasing their dreams abroad, players took matters into their own hands.
The Pitch captures the moment Canadian women’s soccer finally changed after years of talk, stalled promises and a glaring absence at the heart of the game.
For decades, the idea of a professional women’s soccer league in Canada was discussed, delayed and dismissed. Without a domestic league, something fundamental was missing: a future at home, a pathway for the next generation, and recognition that excellence deserves more than temporary opportunity. This documentary tells the story of the women who refused to let that absence define them.
At the centre is Diana Matheson — Olympic medallist, fire starter and builder — alongside former teammates who decide that waiting is no longer an option. What follows is a hard‐fought journey marked by risk, resistance and resolve, as these athletes transform decades of conversation into action and bring Canada’s first professional women’s soccer league to life.
The Pitch is a story of women claiming space, challenging inequity and building systems that were never designed to include them. It is about leadership born from lived experience and the fight to ensure women’s sport is valued not just in moments of victory, but in structure, sustainability and legacy.
Following the screening, Diana Matheson and Desiree Scott will join moderator Sara Orlesky for a live panel conversation exploring the film’s themes of women’s rights, gender equity in sport, and what it means to fight — and win — lasting change.
The evening concludes with an audience Q&A, offering a rare opportunity to engage directly with the women who didn’t wait for permission, and in doing so, made “her‐story.”
Immerse yourself in the moment Canada’s women’s professional soccer story finally begins.