Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine

Released on
Documentary
Runtime
99 mins
(1 votes)

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.

Cast

  • Sarah Wayne Callies
  • Donnis Thompson
  • Patsy Mink
  • Beth McLachlin
  • Dave Shoji
  • Wendy Mink
  • Bernice Sandler
  • Lacey O'Neal
  • Chris McLachlin
  • Pat Saiki
  • Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano
  • Serena Michael
  • Brianna Levy
  • Kathy Orimoto

Director

  • Dean Kaneshiro

Producers

  • Tiffany Taylor
  • Dean Kaneshiro

Screenwriter

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