Power of the Dream

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Power of the Dream

2024

2h 13m

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Sports

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Power of the Dream is a new documentary film about the empowering and unlikely true story of how a group of professional women's basketball players took on a WNBA team owner and rallied behind now-Senator Raphael Warnock, forever changing the landscape of their sport and the course of U.S. politics.

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Nic

Autostraddle

I enjoyed watching it 1) because of its timing, as you said, and 2) because while I knew the broad strokes of the W’s involvement with Say Her Name, Black Lives Matter, and Senator Warnock’s eventual election...

Jun 18, 2024

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Natalie

Autostraddle

There’s definitely a sense of “we’re not new to this, we’re true to this” that comes along with watching this doc…

Jun 18, 2024

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Marissa Hill

Shade Studios

It occasionally leans too heavily on archival footage and interviews that, while essential, start to feel like a missed opportunity to engage with more current, real-time moments.

Jul 30, 2025

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Power of the Dream gives viewers a behind-the-scenes overview of the influential activism of professional female basketball players, including their pivotal role in getting Raphael Warnock elected to the Senate, an election with national repercussions.

Jul 8, 2024

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Makes a fine corollary to the pretend version of the WNBA that many sports media voices have created in their heads.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 5, 2024

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Carla Renata

The Curvy Film Critic

Wonderfully inspiring story of how the WNBA flipped the Senate, got a 83% raise and spoke up and out becoming women activists who no longer would be silent and sit on the sidelines of justice

Jun 20, 2024

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Grace R

I watched this documentary because Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird talked to us about it on a Zoom call organized by answerthecall2024 dot com. We're looking for more folks to join the next call and get involved! I loved, loved the documentary. It was deeply emotional and showed how strong and brave the WNBA players were in fighting for justice and making real changes. I was so overwhelmed at the time; I didn't know any of this was happening until we were all shocked to see Georgia turn blue! It was inspiring to see athletes use their voices to stand up for what’s right and make a difference and see how much work went into making that change a reality.

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07/27/24

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Synopsis

Power of the Dream is a new documentary film about the empowering and unlikely true story of how a group of professional women's basketball players took on a WNBA team owner and rallied behind now-Senator Raphael Warnock, forever changing the landscape of their sport and the course of U.S. politics.

Director: Dawn Porter
Producer: Dawn Porter, Sue Bird, Nneka Ogwumike, Tracee Ellis Ross, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Jessica Robertson, Brett Bouttier, Reni Calister
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Industrial Media, Trilogy Films, Joy Mill Entertainment, TOGETHXR
Genre: Documentary, Sports
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2024
Runtime: 2h 13m

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