''Nine for IX'' is the title for a series of documentary films which aired on

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. The documentaries were produced by

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in conjunction with espnW, and were intended to have the same creative, story-driven aspect as ESPN Films' other series, '' 30 for 30'', with the series focusing on captivating stories of women in sports told through the lens of female filmmakers. The series' name is inspired by

Title IX Title IX is the most commonly used name for the federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part (Title IX) of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other educat ...

, federal civil rights legislation passed in 1972 that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions receiving federal aid; Title IX has also been regarded as helping to expand women's and girls' access to athletic opportunities. The first film, ''Venus Vs.'', premiered on July 2, 2013.

List of ''Nine for IX'' films

The following films are all 60 minutes in length (including commercials).

Short films

After the first short aired with the full-length films, six additional short films were created, to begin airing in June 2014. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth shorts debuted at the 2014

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...

on June 17, before airing with the additional shorts on espnW.com. Additionally, all ''Nine for IX'' Shorts aired back-to-back on August 2, 2014 on ESPN.

References

External links

''Nine for IX'' collection website
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