CUE QUEENS Docu-Series in production launches an online fundraising campaign to run May 12 – June 25
This independent production following the world of professional women’s billiards is seeking funding to take the documentary crew to international tournaments and events, ideally to the U.K., China, Vietnam and more. Los Angeles, CA, May 12, 2025 Director/Producer Ashley Archer Tindall, with Producers Julie Edwards and Kim Shaw, began production on Cue Queens in December […]
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This independent production following the world of professional women’s billiards is seeking funding to take the documentary crew to international tournaments and events, ideally to the U.K., China, Vietnam and more.
Los Angeles, CA, May 12, 2025
Director/Producer Ashley Archer Tindall, with Producers Julie Edwards and Kim Shaw, began production on Cue Queens in December of 2024, documenting the Women’s Professional Billiards Association’s end of year Tour Championship in Rothschild, Wisconsin. On April 25, 2025, the team wrapped their second on location shoot – a full week of capturing verite lifestyle footage, interviews and round table discussions with WPBA Hall of Fame players, Ewa Mataya Laurance, Allison Fisher and Gerda Hofstatter Gregerson.
The next intended stop on the Cue Queens documentary tour will be a promotional public event at the historic Amsterdam Billiards in NYC on June 13, while conducting additional interviews with more of pool’s greatest women players. The goal for Stop #4 is to document international tournaments and events. To fund and travel for these on location shoots, the producers will launch a crowdfunding campaign via the film/tv fundraising platform, SeedandSpark.com. Supporters may follow the project now on Facebook and Instagram for behind the scenes sneak peeks and updates when the fundraiser goes live May 12, 2025.
Cue Queens provides unprecedented access to the greatest women billiards players in the United States across four generations, from retired living legends to the teen prodigies following in their footsteps.
“This resilient community of women have changed the face of the sport, raised it to a new level and are continuing to change it. So, whether that’s bringing it into the Olympics or ensuring that the women are paid as much as the men, the women that we are profiling are making an incredible change in this world, and I want people to see that.” – Director Ashley Archer Tindall.
Also a competitive rower, Tindall’s credits include productions for National Geographic, PBS & HBO. Edwards is a BAFTA nominated director and producer with 30 years of television directing credits at the BBC on shows including Casualty, East Enders and Footballers’ Wives. Starting as a snooker player in England, Kim “The Cooler” Shaw moved to 9-ball and the U.S. in 2001 and was named the WPBA’s “Rookie of the Year”. Now retired from competitive play, Shaw remains a vital part of the professional billiards players community.
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LINK – www.seedandspark.com/fund/cue-queens
