Rise of the Wahine Poster

Rise of the Wahine

2014 1h 39m star 5.0 / 10

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.

Top Billed Cast

Sarah Wayne Callies

Sarah Wayne Callies

Narrator

Donnis Thompson

Donnis Thompson

Herself (archive footage)

Patsy Mink

Patsy Mink

Self (archive footage)

Beth McLachlin

Beth McLachlin

Herself

Dave Shoji

Dave Shoji

Himself

Wendy Mink

Wendy Mink

Self

Bernice Sandler

Bernice Sandler

Herself

Lacey O'Neal

Lacey O'Neal

Herself

Chris McLachlin

Chris McLachlin

Himself

Pat Saiki

Pat Saiki

Herself