ABOUT THE FILM
Knocking Down the Fences is a documentary about AJ Andrews, the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove, and her struggle to make it as one of the best professional softball players in the world.
AJ (Ayanna Jeanne) Andrews is a professional softball player known for making spectacular diving catches in the outfield. In 2016 she was the first woman to be awarded a Rawlings Gold Glove, an award given to the best fielders in Major League Baseball — and now to the best fielder in the National Pro Fastpitch softball. Since receiving the Gold Glove while playing for the Akron Racers, AJ went on to play for Scrap Yard Fast Pitch, LLC in Houston. She is a frequent guest on ESPN’s The Undefeated.
THANKS
Women Sports Film Festival
Dalberg Advisors
National Pro Fastpitch
USSSA Pride
Story structures 2019
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
The team
Meg Shutzer, Director, Producer, Editor
Meg Shutzer is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and multi-media journalist hailing from Oakland, California. She is interested in stories that call attention to issues of social justice and those that celebrate the under-recognized accomplishments of women and other marginalized groups. When she isn't chasing down a story, you can find her on a bicycle and/or convincing friends to do crazy sportsy things.
Emilie Jackson, Director of Photography
New York based filmmaker Emilie Jackson has worked on documentary films in the camera department since 2009. She has had films at Sundance, SXSW and has shot several pieces for The New York Times, Vogue, Nowness and Futurism.