Rise of the Wahine

Champions of Title IX

Category: Documentary
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.

Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2014-11-09
Run time: 99 minute / 1:39
Director: Dean Kaneshiro
Website: https://www.riseofthewahinefilm.com/home
Production Companies : Earth Suit Media, Angel & Company
Production Country: United States of America

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	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
	Wendy Mink as Self
	Bernice Sandler as Herself
	Lacey O'Neal as Herself
	Chris McLachlin as Himself
	Pat Saiki as Herself
	Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano as Herself
	Serena Michael as Herself
	Brianna Levy as Herself
	Kathy Orimoto as Herself

Writing
Dean Kaneshiro	Writer
Sound
Paulette Wooton	Music
Crew
Brad Watanabe	Second Unit Cinematographer
Editing
Dean Kaneshiro	Editor
Production
Tiffany Taylor	Producer
Crew
Peter Fowler	Second Unit Cinematographer
Nikki Miyamoto	Second Unit Cinematographer
Writing
Dean Kaneshiro	Story
Crew
Dean Kaneshiro	Cinematography
Directing
Dean Kaneshiro	Director
Sound
Andrew Ketchum	Sound
Crew
Victor Salazar	Second Unit Cinematographer
Visual Effects
Matthew Twitchell	Visual Effects
Crew
Bryan Davis	Second Unit Cinematographer
Production
Dean Kaneshiro	Producer
Ryan Kalei Tsuji	Co-Producer
Crew
Tim Savage	Second Unit Cinematographer
Writing
Tiffany Taylor	Story