Valerie Faris

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Valerie Faris is an American film director, along with her husband Jonathan Dayton.

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The new movie  Battle of the Sexes  tells the story of the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and retired men’s champion Bobby Riggs.

Directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris on 'Battle of the Sexes'

The new movie Battle of the Sexes  tells the story of the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and retired men’s champion Bobby Riggs.

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Directing partners Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris discuss covering competition in Battle of the Sexes.

Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris: Battle of the Sexes

Directing partners Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris discuss covering competition in Battle of the Sexes.

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Filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris talk with Kim Masters about the pressure to follow their 2006 indie sensation ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ with just the right second film.

‘Ruby Sparks’ Filmmakers

Filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris talk with Kim Masters about the pressure to follow their 2006 indie sensation ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ with just the right second film.

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