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Rise of the Wahine (2014)
Directed by Dean Kaneshiro
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.
Rated NR | Length 99 minutes
Actors
Sarah Wayne Callies | Dr Donnis Thompson (archive) | Patsy Mink (archive) | 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