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Rise of the Wahine (2014)

Champions of Title IX

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Dean Kaneshiro

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

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

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