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A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem (2019)

Football and Feminism Collide

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Yu Gu

Synopsis

Three brave cheerleaders take on the NFL, battling the massive, male-dominated sports league for recognition — and a raise.

Actors

Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields
Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields
herself
Maria Pinzone
Maria Pinzone
herself
Krystal Cruz-Murolo
Krystal Cruz-Murolo
herself

Crews

Yu Gu
Yu Gu
Director
Elizabeth Ai
Elizabeth Ai
Writer
Yu Gu
Yu Gu
Producer
Elizabeth Ai
Elizabeth Ai
Producer
Kim Yoo-jin
Kim Yoo-jin
Co-Producer
Victoria Chalk
Victoria Chalk
Editor
Yu Gu
Yu Gu
Director of Photography
Allyson Newman
Allyson Newman
Music
Sally Jo Fifer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Michael Ehrenzweig
Michael Ehrenzweig
Supervising Producer
Monika Navarro
Monika Navarro
Consulting Producer
Noland Walker
Noland Walker
Consulting Producer
Choi Sung-rok
Choi Sung-rok
Sound Designer
Christopher Nguyen
Christopher Nguyen
Associate Producer
Samanta Helou Hernandez
Samanta Helou Hernandez
Associate Producer
Candice Burrows
Candice Burrows
Associate Producer

Trailers and other movies

A WOMAN'S WORK: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem - CLIP
A Woman's Work | Official Trailer | Independent Lens | PBS

Posters and backgrounds

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