\u201cBreaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story\u201d<\/a>\u00a0features interviews with her closest confidants, including coaches, former players, her son, and ex-husband, and incorporates Summitt\u2019s own voice from unheard audio from interviews with former Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins.<\/p>\nThe film premieres on Wednesday, March 25, on\u00a0Hulu\u00a0and\u00a0Hulu on Disney+, and will also air on Sunday, March 29, on ESPN2, and on Sunday, April 5, on ESPN.<\/p>\n
The title \u201cBreaking Glass\u201d is definitely fitting for Summitt, who did more than shatter ceilings; she also challenged stereotypes about women\u2019s sports and their potential for success, all while staying true to herself and championing women.<\/p>\n
Pat Summitt doc an enjoyable watch, but incomplete<\/h2>\n
Like many documentaries about notable subjects, this one begins with a look at the early life of Summitt \u2014 born Patricia Susan Head. She went from working hard on a Tennessee dairy farm to the hardwood at UT Martin, then to Knoxville and the University of Tennessee, where she became a head coach at age 22.<\/p>\n
And, like many documentaries, especially given the magnitude and impact Summitt had on and off the court, this one feels incomplete, though it is an enjoyable watch, filled with laughs and heartbreak, especially in the last 30 minutes of the film. Roberts mentioned before a screening of the film that the project \u201cwas 10 years in the making,\u201d but it actually took about 18 months to produce.<\/p>\n
The filmmakers make the decisions on what to include, who to interview, and the runtime, but at a brisk 83 minutes, \u201cBreaking Glass\u201d hardly gives Summitt’s life the scope and depth it deserves.<\/p>\n
Of course, Summitt\u2019s life and career have been the subject of many documentaries, including \u201cPat XO” in 2013 by Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern Winters, which was part of ESPN\u2019s Nine for IX series.<\/p>\n
One thing that could have used a deeper dive: the rivalry between UConn and Tennessee that started in the mid-1990s, which can arguably be seen as the moment when women\u2019s college basketball became a fixture in the sports world. The story is told in such a way that it\u2019s hardly surprising that Auriemma wasn’t interviewed for the film and is only shown through archival footage. But that rivalry alone could fill 83 minutes and fully explain why women’s basketball is at its peak popularity today.<\/p>\n
Summitt was known as being a stickler for detail, and those who ran afoul of that philosophy felt her wrath more times than not.<\/p>\n
One player highlighted in the film was Abby Conklin, who played for the Lady Vols from 1993 to 1997 and was part of two championship teams. Summitt is seen not only giving Conklin tough love but also encouraging her, and the dynamics of that relationship could be another telling point in how special a person Summitt was. Although spending considerable time on her via the storytelling, Conklin was not interviewed in the film.<\/p>\n
The film\u2019s bright spot is highlighting Summitt’s well-documented accomplishments over 38 seasons ruling Rocky Top, making the college basketball world take notice \u2014 from serving as co-captain and winning a silver medal with the U.S. Olympic team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, to eight years later winning gold as the coach at the Los Angeles Games.<\/p>\n
But Summitt\u2019s biggest impact was who she impacted: her players, with every one of her 161 players in her tenure graduating, and her family\u2019s continued support of the\u00a0Pat Summitt\u00a0Foundation, which is raising money to help expand\u00a0Alzheimer’s\u00a0services and research.<\/p>\n
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