WABE Arts revisits filmmaker Karyn Kusama’s groundbreaking debut “Girlfight” ahead of its Atlanta screening and talks with Ice Cube about his latest project and upcoming State Farm Arena show.
Karyn Kusama Reflects on “Girlfight” 25 Years Later
Michelle Rodriguez stars as Diana Guzman in Karyn Kusama’s debut film “Girlfight.” (Courtesy of Atlanta Film Society)
When “Girlfight” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, it reshaped how audiences viewed women in sports films and introduced Michelle Rodriguez in a breakout role. The film marked Karyn Kusama’s directorial debut and won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Directing Award at Sundance, establishing her as one of independent cinema’s most distinctive voices.
Now, 25 years later, the Atlanta Film Society is bringing “Girlfight” back to theaters as part of its ¡CINEMÁS! series for Hispanic Heritage Month. Kusama spoke with WABE Arts about how the film continues to resonate with new audiences and why Atlanta’s creative energy feels like “the perfect intersection of cultures” to revisit it.
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