Kat Jayme, a VIFF audience favourite for The Grizzlie Truth, I’m Just Here for the Riot and Finding Big Country is back with another sports doc, a portrait of the Japanese tennis great Naomi Osaka as she returns to the court after becoming a mom. This is the theatrical director’s cut version of the film.
Kat will introduce the movie and take questions from the audience after.
Q&A with director Kat Jayme
Kat Jayme
Naomi Osaka
USA
2026
English
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Credits
Producer
Kat Jayme, Kelsey Oluk
Screenwriter
Kat Jayme, Kelsey Oluk
Cinematography
Megan Stacey
Editor
Spencer Bakalar, Kimberly Brown
Original Music
Frederico Llach
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