25:
302:
tells the story of Teshya Alo, a teenage girl from Hawaiâi who is striving to be an
Olympian in two male-dominated sports: wrestling and judo. The film explores Alo's competitions as well as her family life and coming of age. The documentary won the Special Jury Award for Documentary Feature at the
307:. Bassford remarked that "Teshya is a shining example of a post-Title IX girl who has benefited from all the opportunities of athletics and who defines for herself what a girl can and should be." Bassford's target audience for the film is young girls.
236:
in
Documentary and was screened at the as part of the independently organized Kodak Emerging Filmmaker Showcase in Cannes, France. This program is independent of and not affiliated with the Cannes Film Festival.
288:
This short documentary is about
Bassford's great-grandfather, Chun Quon Yee Hop, who was a successful businessman and philanthropist and the first person from her maternal family to come to Hawaiâi.
91:. In 2005, she founded Making Waves Films LLC, which is a documentary production company. She advocates for gender equity and diversity in films and television. Most of her work focuses on
693:
111:
351:
she was pregnant and gave birth to her second child. As a result, she "ultimately outsourced quite a bit of work" and struggled "to attend screenings and other events."
189:
384:
316:
698:
266:, San Joaquin International Film Festival, Honolulu International Film Festival, San Francisco Women's Film Festival, and Gate City Women's Film Festival.
678:
134:
232:
is a short documentary about a squad of
California cheerleaders attempting to compete in the national cheerleading championships. The film won the
304:
408:
347:
Bassford is married with two children. She has spoken about the challenges of being a working mother. She revealed that, while she was making
673:
359:
336:
277:, legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in higher education and athletics, in 1971. The film aired nationally on PBS in 2009.
255:
162:
34:
250:
179:
67:
688:
332:
637:
436:
683:
609:
211:
528:
95:
women and young girls, and her films actively seek to correct underrepresentation of those groups in the media.
38:
263:
668:
320:
233:
99:
187:(2003, HBO Family). She was a producer on episode 6, "Collateral Damage," in the PBS documentary series
107:
552:
138:
582:
262:
Golden Eagle and received awards at the San
Francisco International Asian American Film Festival,
273:, who became the first woman of color in the United States Congress in 1965. Mink co-authored
84:
385:"Guest Post: Why We Desperately Need More Girls On Screen for Both Our Sons and Daughters"
158:
92:
480:
133:. She has spoken at colleges and community events in Hawaiâi, including those for the
662:
504:
456:
409:"Talent, Creativity, and Passion: A Conversation with Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford"
200:
She established Making Waves Films LLC, a documentary production company, in 2005.
49:
270:
146:
45:
142:
207:
series, which profiles various accomplished women filmmakers from Hawaiʻi.
274:
88:
437:"Filmmaker Spotlight: Kimberlee Bassford | Asian American Film & TV"
315:
Bassford has won film festival audience awards and grand jury prizes, a
106:
Golden Eagle Award. Her films have been screened at events such as the
638:"Family First -- 3 Moms Document the Paid Family Leave Movement"
328:
324:
259:
214:, where she is also advisor for the school's student newspaper,
103:
254:, which won the Audience Award for Favorite Documentary at the
327:
Golden Eagles, and has been featured on panels and juries for
18:
112:
San
Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
610:"Q&A With "Winning Girl" Doc's Kimberlee Bassford"
210:
Bassford is currently an instructor of journalism at
173:
Bassford has produced and directed the documentaries
529:"Producing the Documentary with Kimberlee Bassford"
248:Bassford produced, directed, wrote and co-edited
694:UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alumni
190:Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
8:
145:Hawaiâi, and the dedication ceremony of the
141:'s Civil CafĂ©, Hawaiâi Women in Filmmaking,
282:Lotus Root: A Great Granddaughter's Journey
48:. Please do not remove this message until
197:(2005), a three-part documentary series.
127:Rise of the Wahine: Champions of Title IX
68:Learn how and when to remove this message
583:"Q&A with Kimberlee Ke'ala Bassford"
354:One of her major influences is the film
135:American Association of University Women
44:Relevant discussion may be found on the
371:
335:, Pacific Islanders in Communications,
305:Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
114:, and Gate City Women's Film Festival.
264:DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
699:American women documentary filmmakers
632:
630:
604:
602:
339:, and the Ohina Short Film Showcase.
161:and a Masters of Journalism from the
157:Bassford has a BA in psychology from
7:
576:
574:
572:
431:
429:
379:
377:
375:
203:In 2019, she was a director for the
553:"Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority"
337:Hawaiâi International Film Festival
256:Hawai'i International Film Festival
193:(2008). She was also producer for
125:series, in the feature documentary
163:University of California, Berkeley
14:
251:Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
242:Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
180:Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
23:
679:American documentary filmmakers
360:Elizabeth Kapuâuwailani Lindsey
333:Center for Asian American Media
280:
16:American documentary filmmaker
1:
117:She has been featured on the
674:21st-century American women
50:conditions to do so are met
715:
581:Kay, Robert (2014-11-18).
509:Hawaii Women in Filmmaking
212:Windward Community College
505:"Reel WÄhine of HawaiÊ»i"
177:(2014, World Channel),
119:Insights on PBS Hawaiâi
689:Harvard College alumni
205:Reel WÄhine of HawaiÊ»i
123:Hawaiâi's Reel Stories
481:"The Meaning of Food"
389:womenandhollywood.com
321:Student Academy Award
317:duPont-Columbia Award
234:Student Academy Award
102:in Documentary and a
100:Student Academy Award
684:People from Honolulu
457:"Kimberlee Bassford"
356:Then There Were None
108:Cannes Film Festival
271:Patsy Takemoto Mink
195:The Meaning of Food
139:Honolulu Civil Beat
129:and in the podcast
37:of this article is
269:The film is about
83:is an independent
81:Kimberlee Bassford
461:Women Make Movies
413:Pacific New Media
311:Awards and honors
89:Honolulu, Hawaiâi
78:
77:
70:
706:
653:
652:
650:
649:
634:
625:
624:
622:
621:
606:
597:
596:
594:
593:
578:
567:
566:
564:
563:
549:
543:
542:
540:
539:
525:
519:
518:
516:
515:
501:
495:
494:
492:
491:
477:
471:
470:
468:
467:
453:
447:
446:
444:
443:
433:
424:
423:
421:
420:
405:
399:
398:
396:
395:
381:
258:. It also won a
183:(2008, PBS) and
121:program, OC16's
98:She has won the
73:
66:
62:
59:
53:
27:
26:
19:
714:
713:
709:
708:
707:
705:
704:
703:
659:
658:
657:
656:
647:
645:
636:
635:
628:
619:
617:
608:
607:
600:
591:
589:
587:Hawaii Reporter
580:
579:
570:
561:
559:
551:
550:
546:
537:
535:
533:www.techhui.com
527:
526:
522:
513:
511:
503:
502:
498:
489:
487:
479:
478:
474:
465:
463:
455:
454:
450:
441:
439:
435:
434:
427:
418:
416:
407:
406:
402:
393:
391:
383:
382:
373:
368:
345:
313:
297:
286:
246:
227:
171:
159:Harvard College
155:
131:American Beauty
87:filmmaker from
74:
63:
57:
54:
43:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
712:
710:
702:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
661:
660:
655:
654:
626:
598:
568:
544:
520:
496:
485:www.hawaii.edu
472:
448:
425:
400:
370:
369:
367:
364:
344:
341:
312:
309:
296:
290:
285:
279:
245:
239:
226:
220:
170:
167:
154:
151:
93:Asian American
76:
75:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
711:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
669:Living people
667:
666:
664:
643:
639:
633:
631:
627:
615:
611:
605:
603:
599:
588:
584:
577:
575:
573:
569:
558:
554:
548:
545:
534:
530:
524:
521:
510:
506:
500:
497:
486:
482:
476:
473:
462:
458:
452:
449:
438:
432:
430:
426:
414:
410:
404:
401:
390:
386:
380:
378:
376:
372:
365:
363:
361:
357:
352:
350:
349:Winning Girl,
343:Personal life
342:
340:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
310:
308:
306:
301:
294:
291:
289:
283:
278:
276:
272:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
252:
243:
240:
238:
235:
231:
224:
221:
219:
217:
213:
208:
206:
201:
198:
196:
192:
191:
186:
182:
181:
176:
168:
166:
164:
160:
152:
150:
148:
147:Patsy T. Mink
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
96:
94:
90:
86:
82:
72:
69:
61:
51:
47:
41:
40:
36:
30:
21:
20:
646:. Retrieved
644:. 2015-10-23
641:
618:. Retrieved
616:. 2015-05-07
613:
590:. Retrieved
586:
560:. Retrieved
556:
547:
536:. Retrieved
532:
523:
512:. Retrieved
508:
499:
488:. Retrieved
484:
475:
464:. Retrieved
460:
451:
440:. Retrieved
417:. Retrieved
415:. 2012-08-07
412:
403:
392:. Retrieved
388:
355:
353:
348:
346:
314:
300:Winning Girl
299:
298:
293:Winning Girl
292:
287:
281:
268:
249:
247:
241:
229:
228:
222:
215:
209:
204:
202:
199:
194:
188:
184:
178:
175:Winning Girl
174:
172:
156:
130:
126:
122:
118:
116:
97:
80:
79:
64:
55:
33:
557:www.wmm.com
230:Cheerleader
223:Cheerleader
185:Cheerleader
149:sculpture.
85:documentary
663:Categories
648:2020-03-04
642:MomsRising
620:2020-03-04
592:2020-03-04
562:2020-03-04
538:2020-03-03
514:2020-03-04
490:2020-03-03
466:2020-03-03
442:2020-03-04
419:2020-03-04
394:2020-03-04
366:References
35:neutrality
216:Ka 'Ohana
153:Education
143:SAG-AFTRA
58:June 2020
46:talk page
275:Title IX
39:disputed
295:(2014)
284:(2010)
244:(2008)
225:(2003)
169:Career
110:, the
614:CAAM
329:ITVS
325:CINE
260:CINE
104:CINE
32:The
358:by
665::
640:.
629:^
612:.
601:^
585:.
571:^
555:.
531:.
507:.
483:.
459:.
428:^
411:.
387:.
374:^
362:.
331:,
323:,
319:,
218:.
165:.
137:,
651:.
623:.
595:.
565:.
541:.
517:.
493:.
469:.
445:.
422:.
397:.
71:)
65:(
60:)
56:(
52:.
42:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.