COLLECTION · Series · 2021

Level Playing Field

Name: Level Playing Field
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 5

This documentary explores how multi-million dollar sports industries have historically underpaid their most valuable players.

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* 5.0 (1)DocumentaryUnited States

Countries

United States

Studios

HBO · HBO Sports · Vox Media Studios

Runtime

103 min/ep

Age rating

TV-14

Release

14/09/2021

Score

5.0 / 10 (1)

Where to watch

Streaming

HBO Max Amazon Channel

YouTube TV HBO Max

HBO Max

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

4 episodes · 2021

Episode 1. Midnight Basketball

2021-09-14

Episode 1 investigates the intersection of sports, race, and social policy through a look at “Midnight Basketball” – the innovative program started in Glenarden, Maryland in 1986 to provide a haven for at-risk youths and help curb rising…

Episode 2. Misclassified

2021-09-21

Episode 2 focuses on the events that precipitated the NCAA’s creation of the term “student-athlete,” connecting that history to a wider modern trend in corporate America: avoiding legally classifying workers as “employees” to escape the…

Episode 3. Down the Backstretch

2021-09-28

Episode 3 explores how the shift in United States immigration policy towards Central America during the Trump administration impacted the horse racing industry. With laborers from Latin America making up a predominant number of…

Episode 4. The Assist

2021-10-05

Episode 4 explores the intersection of sports and politics through an examination of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream’s landmark role in the election of Senator Raphael Warnock and the ongoing fight against voter suppression in Georgia. The Dream…

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Keywords

sports documentary