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Sunday, June 15
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Burke Theatre at the US Navy Memorial

701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

Sally

Director

Cristina Costantini

Executive Producers

Liz Garbus, Kate Barry, Mala Chapple, Tom Maroney, Tam O’Shaughnessy, Carolyn Bernstein, Bill and Ruth Ann Harnisch

Producers

Lauren Cioffi, Cristina Costantini, Dan Cogan, Jon Bardin

Editors

Kate Hackett, Andy McAllister

Consulting Editor

Co-Editor

Assistant Editor

Cinematographer

Michael Latham

Additional Cinematography

Music

Jeff Morrow

Sound

Narration

Contact

Sally Ride made history as the first American woman to launch into space, capturing the imagination of a nation. But behind her steady, trailblazing public persona, she carried a deeply personal secret. In SALLY, Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Cristina Costantini paints a rich and intimate portrait of an American icon, revealing the private life Ride fiercely protected.

Told through the eyes of her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, SALLY traces the hidden romance and the profound sacrifices of their 27 years together. As Ride broke barriers in the male-dominated world of NASA, she also grappled with intense media scrutiny, sexism, and the fear of being outed in a time of deep cultural homophobia.

Blending rare archival footage, candid interviews, and powerful storytelling, the film brings viewers behind the scenes—from NASA’s rigorous training sessions to the relentless press spotlight—to show the full, complicated human being behind the headlines. SALLY is a moving testament to Ride’s enduring legacy, and a celebration of the courage it takes to live authentically, even when history demands silence.

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Cristina Costantini

Director, Sally

Cristina Costantini returned to Sundance in January with her third feature documentary, Sally, based on the life of Sally Ride. She was previously at the 2018 Sundance Festival with her debut film Science Fair, about the competitive world of high school science fairs (co-directed with Darren Foster) and the 2020 Sundance Festival with Mucho Mucho Amor (co-directed with Kareem Tabsch). Science Fair won the Festival Favorite Award at Sundance and was acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films. After it captured the hearts and minds of viewers at festivals across the world, it went on to win an Emmy, spawn a spin-off series, and inspire future generations of scientists. Mucho Mucho Amor was purchased by Netflix at the festival in 2020 and went on to nominations from the News & Documentary Emmys, as well as being honored as Best Documentary of the Year by the Imagen Foundation Awards and the Latino Entertainment Journalist Association Film Awards.

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