The Legacy of Patsy Mink and Title IX
Sunday, January 30, 2022
2:00-3:30 PM (HST)
January 30th is Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day in Hawaii. Celebrate it and the 50th anniversary of Title IX with a virtual discussion featuring Kimberlee Bassford, director of the documentary film Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority. Join us for stories about creating the award-winning film and researching the extraordinary life of Hawaii’s own Congresswoman Mink, who is often referred to as the “Mother of Title IX” for her co-authorship and protection of this landmark legislation. This will also be an opportunity to see never before seen footage from the documentary.
Kimberlee Bassford is an independent documentary filmmaker from Hawaii who combines her love for storytelling with her background in journalism to bring the underrepresented stories of girls and women to the world. She is currently in production on several feature-length and short documentaries and previously directed and produced the documentaries WINNING GIRL (2014, The World Channel, Women Make Movies/Java Films), PATSY MINK: AHEAD OF THE MAJORITY (2008, PBS, Women Make Movies) and CHEERLEADER (2003, HBO Family, Documentary Educational Resources) and was a producer on two national PBS documentary series: UNNATURAL CAUSES: IS INEQUALITY MAKING US SICK? (2008) and THE MEANING OF FOOD (2005). She has garnered numerous honors for her work, including film festival audience awards and grand jury prizes, a duPont-Columbia Award, Student Academy Award and CINE Golden Eagles. In 2021, Hawaii Women in Filmmaking recognized the significance of her work in a short documentary about her for its docuseries REEL WAHINE OF HAWAII. Kimberlee has been featured on panels and juries for ITVS, Center for Asian American Media, Pacific Islanders in Communications, Hawaii International Film Festival, Ohina Short Film Showcase and Guam International Film Festival. She is a graduate of Punahou School and holds a BA in psychology from Harvard University and a Master of Journalism from the University of California Berkeley. She owns Making Waves Films LLC, a documentary production company in Honolulu.