Film · Documentary

Rise of the Wahine (2014)

Champions of Title IX

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.

Director

Dean Kaneshiro

Writers

Dean Kaneshiro, Tiffany Taylor

Country

United States

Language

English

Release date

November 9, 2014