2014
5.0 (1 votes)
1h 39m
Official Website
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Earth Suit Media
Angel & Company
Angel & Company
Rise of the Wahine
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Tiffany Taylor, Dean Kaneshiro
Director: Dean Kaneshiro
Writer: Dean Kaneshiro
Story: Dean Kaneshiro, Tiffany Taylor
Top Cast
Videos
"Rise of the Wahine: Champions of Title IX" - Overview Trailer
