
Rise of the Wahine
2014•99 min•
★5.0
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.
Cast & Crew

Sarah Wayne Callies
Narrator

Donnis Thompson
Herself (archive footage)

Patsy Mink
Self (archive footage)

Beth McLachlin
Herself

Dave Shoji
Himself

Wendy Mink
Self

Bernice Sandler
Herself

Lacey O'Neal
Herself

Chris McLachlin
Himself

Pat Saiki
Herself

DirectorDean Kaneshiro
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