Rise of the Wahine (2014)
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
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Sarah Wayne Callies as Narrator |
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Donnis Thompson as Herself (archive footage) |
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Patsy Mink as Self (archive footage) |
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Beth McLachlin as Herself |
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Dave Shoji as Himself |
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Wendy Mink as Self |
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Bernice Sandler as Herself |
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Lacey O'Neal as Herself |
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Chris McLachlin as Himself |
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Pat Saiki as Herself |
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Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano as Herself |
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Serena Michael as Herself |
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Brianna Levy as Herself |
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Kathy Orimoto as Herself |
| Writing | Dean Kaneshiro | Writer |
| Sound | Paulette Wooton | Music |
| Crew | Brad Watanabe | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Editing | Dean Kaneshiro | Editor |
| Production | Tiffany Taylor | Producer |
| Crew | Peter Fowler | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Crew | Nikki Miyamoto | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Writing | Dean Kaneshiro | Story |
| Crew | Dean Kaneshiro | Cinematography |
| Directing | Dean Kaneshiro | Director |
| Sound | Andrew Ketchum | Sound |
| Crew | Victor Salazar | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Twitchell | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Bryan Davis | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Production | Dean Kaneshiro | Producer |
| Production | Ryan Kalei Tsuji | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Tim Savage | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Writing | Tiffany Taylor | Story |