Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine (2014)

Released: 2014-11-09 Duration: 1hr 39min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 5.0
Champions of Title IX

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.

Production Companies

Earth Suit Media
Angel & Company

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.2658

Directed By

Dean Kaneshiro

Crew

Director
Dean Kaneshiro
Cinematography
Dean Kaneshiro
Visual Effects
Matthew Twitchell
Second Unit Cinematographer
Peter Fowler
Second Unit Cinematographer
Bryan Davis
Second Unit Cinematographer
Victor Salazar
Second Unit Cinematographer
Nikki Miyamoto
Second Unit Cinematographer
Brad Watanabe
Second Unit Cinematographer
Tim Savage
Producer
Tiffany Taylor
Producer
Dean Kaneshiro
Co-Producer
Ryan Kalei Tsuji

TOP CAST

Donnis Thompson
Donnis Thompson

Herself (archive footage)

Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink

Self (archive footage)

Dave Shoji
Dave Shoji

Himself

Wendy Mink
Wendy Mink

Herself

Lacey O'Neal
Lacey O'Neal

Herself

Pat Saiki
Pat Saiki

Herself

Brianna Levy
Brianna Levy

Herself

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