Movie
Rise of the Wahine
“Champions of Title IX”
Documentary
In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.
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Details
- Directed by
- Dean Kaneshiro
- Released
- 9 Nov 2014
- Status
- Released
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Earth Suit Media, Angel & Company
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Sarah Wayne CalliesNarrator- DDonnis ThompsonHerself (archive footage)
Patsy MinkSelf (archive footage)- BBeth McLachlinHerself
- DDave ShojiHimself
- WWendy MinkSelf
- BBernice SandlerHerself
- LLacey O'NealHerself
- CChris McLachlinHimself
- PPat SaikiHerself
- MMarilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohanoHerself
- SSerena MichaelHerself
- BBrianna LevyHerself
- KKathy OrimotoHerself
