The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015.
Listed as in pre-production as of November 2017. Received Screen Australia funding in March 2018, with production starting in April 2018.
'I was going to start this review of Rachel Griffiths’s directorial debut, Ride Like a Girl, with some background about the main character, Michelle Payne, who in 2015 became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.'(Introduction)
'When it comes to Melbourne Cup movies, it's a pretty small field.' (Article summary)
'Throughout her illustrious acting career, Rachel Griffiths has often spoken out against injustice. She discusses power and its abuses, her upcoming ABC series, and how Catholicism informs her feature-length directorial debut, Ride Like a Girl. “I think my faith is aesthetically Catholic, not through any allegiance to Rome. I have no faith in the Catholic structure or any structure that doesn’t include women and is designed to entrench power using secrecy and threat.” ' (Introduction)
'Director Rachel Griffiths has compared protesters who picketed the premiere of her biopic about jockey Michelle Payne to "militant vegans" — despite lead actor Teresa Palmer being a vegan who has raised concerns about horse racing.' (Introduction)
'I was going to start this review of Rachel Griffiths’s directorial debut, Ride Like a Girl, with some background about the main character, Michelle Payne, who in 2015 became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.'(Introduction)
'Award-winning actor Rachel Griffiths takes the reins on a large cast and crew to direct and co-produce this timely biopic. We focus on a rambunctious, country family with finely drawn brother-sister and father-daughter subplots.' (Introduction)
'Director Rachel Griffiths has compared protesters who picketed the premiere of her biopic about jockey Michelle Payne to "militant vegans" — despite lead actor Teresa Palmer being a vegan who has raised concerns about horse racing.' (Introduction)
