IN DEVELOPMENT ​

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Based on a true story.

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Born into poverty and barred from opportunity by both race and gender, Althea Gibson possessed a talent so undeniable it forced the world to change around her. In an era that demanded silence and submission, she answered with power. ALTHEA is an intimate portrait of a woman who carried the weight of history alone. As she rises through the rigid, exclusionary world of professional tennis, Althea confronts not only open racism and institutional resistance, but the personal cost of being first—of winning in a world that never wanted her victory. Behind the headlines and trophies lies a deeper story: of isolation, restraint, and an unyielding will to endure. Every match becomes a test of survival. Every triumph, a quiet act of defiance.

More than a sports film, ALTHEA is a portrait of greatness forged under pressure—and the woman who changed the game by refusing to be anything other than herself.