Rise of the Wahine
Release Date: 2014-11-09
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
Sarah Wayne Callies
as Narrator
Donnis Thompson
as Herself (archive footage)
Patsy Mink
as Self (archive footage)
Beth McLachlin
as Herself
Dave Shoji
as Himself
Crew
-
Dean Kaneshiro - Director
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Dean Kaneshiro - Writer
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Dean Kaneshiro - Editor
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Paulette Wooton - Music
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Dean Kaneshiro - Cinematography
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