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I Need a Martini

Directed by Olivia Kuan

Fueled by expertise, charisma, and uncompromising ambition, Anita Martini breaks down barrier after barrier as a sports journalist in 1970s Houston, TX.

  • ABOUT
  • BIO
  • CREDITS

Genre

Synopsis

I NEED A MARTINI tells the little known story of Anita Martini as she breaks down barrier after barrier as a sports journalist in 1970s Houston, TX. She struggles not only with farcical misogyny from her colleagues, but also with her own distaste for being perceived as a feminist. Based on a true story of triumph and tragedy, Anita sacrifices more and more until she is forced to confront the cost of winning.

Bio

Olivia began her career as a cinematographer after earning a BFA at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She has shot over 30 narrative features and 5 documentary features in addition to a plethora of shorts of both genres. Her work has taken her all over the world and introduced her to many different walks of life. The Herricanes is her first directorial project. It is a personal documentary told through the lens of women's athletics today that covers the Houston Herricanes who played in the first women's tackle football league.

Credits

Writer - Gillian Wallace Horvat

Producer - James Short