Rise of the Wahine

Movie"Champions of Title IX"
Audience Score
50
Rise of the Wahine
NR 1 hr 39 minDocumentary
In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972 Dr Donnis Thompson a headstrong AfricanAmerican female coach Patsy Mink the first AsianAmerican US congresswoman and Beth McLachlin the team captain of a ragtag female volleyball team battled discrimination from the halls of Washington DC to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii fighting for the rights of young women to play sports
StarringSarah Wayne CalliesDonnis ThompsonPatsy Mink
DirectorDean Kaneshiro
WriterDean Kaneshiro

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Earth Suit Media Angel Company
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Movie Tags:
hawaiiwomen's rightsvolleyballwomen's sportsinstitutional discrimination