Sally

This documentary explores the private life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel into space. While she achieved professional success in a male-dominated field, she kept her personal life hidden from the public. The film focuses on her twenty-seven-year relationship with partner Tam O'Shaughnessy, detailing their secret romance and the personal sacrifices they made to maintain it. Through archival material and interviews, the story examines the contrast between Ride's public image and her hidden domestic life.

Directed by Emmy winner Cristina Costantini, this is the first of two films she directed in 2025, preceding Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful. The production was a collaboration between Story Syndicate, Muck Media, and National Geographic Documentary Films. The cast includes Tam O'Shaughnessy, Billie Jean King, and Kathryn D. Sullivan, with Lindsey Lamer and Varda Appleton portraying Ride at different stages of her life. Sally Ride appears via voice recordings and archive footage.

The film has received generally positive feedback from viewers. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.3 based on 975 votes, while on TMDB it has a score of 7.6 from 18 votes.