Montreal screening of ‘The Pitch’ spotlights women’s pro soccer

Montreal played host to a screening that proved to be a real game-changer Tuesday night.

Emmy-nominated filmmaker Michèle Hozer and Olympic soccer legend Diana Matheson teamed up to present “The Pitch” at Cinéma du Musée. The documentary shines a light on the creation of Canada’s first professional women’s soccer league.

The film gave audiences a front-row seat to the birth of the Northern Super League (NSL), and to a movement that’s rewriting the playbook for gender equality in Canadian sport.

From scoring goals to building a league

Directed by Montreal’s own Hozer, “The Pitch” followed Matheson as she transitioned from the soccer pitch to the boardroom. The Olympic medallist and co-founder of the NSL took on one of her toughest challenges yet: launching a national women’s soccer leag