A League of Their Own follows the real-life story of the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. As the country’s stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest and shenanigans ensue. Director Penny Marshall brought part of the story to Fort Collins, filming scenes at Glen Morgan Field House on the CSU campus. Funny, warm, and quietly gutting. Tom Hanks cries. You cry. Everybody cries. There’s no crying in baseball, and yet.

About the Colorado 150 Film Festival

Colorado turns 150 this year — and we’re marking it with the biggest cinematic celebration the state has ever seen. 150 films. 150 screenings. Historic venues from the mountains to the plains. Watched together, in person, the way movies are meant to be seen.

The CO150 Film Festival is a collection of the best cinema ever made in Colorado, about Colorado, or by Coloradans — past and present. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime celebration. And it’s a genuinely good excuse to get off the couch.

See the statewide list of screenings at Colorado150Film.com