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Director
Lisa Burd
Producer
Alex Lee, Bernadette Courtney
Country
New Zealand
Language
English
Year
2025
Duration
90 min
Category
Being Oneself
Premiere
World

No Tears on the Field

In this scrum, sisterhood is the strategy.

In New Zealand’s heartland, teams of aspiring female rugby players must shatter glass ceilings both on and off the field to achieve their improbable dream of international glory.

Directed by Doc Edge alumna Burd (Changing Gear, Monterey, Let’s Talk About Sex), the film is more than rugby, it is about resilience and authenticity at its best; young women daring to dream big but taken out by curveballs that leave you gasping, belly laughing, and ultimately feeling like anything is possible.

It follows a season of women’s grassroots rugby in Taranaki from club players to sporting superheroes Michaela Blyde. You will be cheering from the sideline.

Contains swearing consistent with provincial rugby.

The film was pitched at Doc Edge Industry 2024.

Chatgpt image may 29, 2025, 11 12 42 am
Q&A with Director Lisa Burd and Protagonists Michaela Brake (née Blyde) and Kate Thomson at The Capitol Cinema, Auckland and Director Burd with Producer Bernadette Courtney at Bridgeway Cinema (Auckland), The Roxy Cinema (Wellington), and Lumiere Cinemas (Christchurch).

In-Cinema Dates & Locations

Below are general public film screening schedules for each city.  For schools specific screening schedule, visit Schools In Cinema page.

 

  • 25 June 2025 - 8:00pm - The Capitol Cinema
  • 27 June 2025 - 8:00pm - Bridgeway Cinema

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