Nancy Pelosi, Naomi Osaka Pay Tribute To Groundbreaking Congresswoman At Capitol Hill ‘Mink!’ Screening
deadline.comIt’s been 50 years since the passage of Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in institutions that receive federal funding, and the new short Mink!
is a reminder of how circumstances easily could have limited the scope of its impact on sports. Mink! tells the story of the first woman of color elected to Congress, Patsy Mink, who was a key driver of of the legislation.
Directed by Oscar-winner Ben Proudfoot, the Breakwater Studios short was screened earlier this week on Capitol Hill, with guests including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep.
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), as well as Naomi Osaka, who serves as one of the project’s executive producers, and Mink’s daughter Wendy, who is interviewed extensively for the film. “I loved her so much.
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