Hardball: The Girls of Summer

Five elite female athletes fight for acceptance and recognition in the sport they love - that continues to exclude girls and women. This is the story of women in baseball, fighting for a "league of their own".

Started his career as an accidental filmmaker when he made his first film, “Senses of Place” in 2004. That film went on to win numerous awards on the film festival circuit and was released by FilmBuff. Since then, Temple has produced nine feature films and a series for Breaker. He has worked with actors Carrie-Anne Moss, Zac Efron, Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin and many more. He has worked with producers Kevin Costner and Bill Borden, as well as Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola and Oscar-nominated director Mike Johnson. On the other side of the camera, Matthew has shared the screen with Josh Brolin, Neil Patrick Harris, Kane Hodder, and Naveen Andrews.

– Women Sports Film Festival 2019 – Closing Night Film (USA)
– Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS) 2020 – Winner Opera Prima (Italy)
– Sport Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 – Official Selection (The Netherlands)
– Palermo Sport Film Festival 2020 – Official Selection (Italy)