Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority (2008)
- Directed by
- Kimberlee Bassford
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary tells the story of Patsy Mink, the first woman of color and Asian American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. It covers her work as co-author of the Title IX gender equity law and her political career in Hawaii.
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What happens
Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority is a 2008 documentary film that was written and directed by Kimberlee Bassford and is her first feature-length documentary film. The documentary premiered at the Hawaii International Film Festival on October 12, 2008, and was later broadcast on PBS in May 2009. It focuses on Patsy Mink (D-HI), who was the first woman of color and Asian American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress and the co-author of the Title IX gender equity legislation. Major funding was received from ITVS and the Center for Asian American Media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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