Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

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RIGHT: Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford and Women Make Movies' Julie Whang at the film's October 11, 2009 Loft Cinema screening in Tucson, AZ, hosted by Arizona List.

University of Michigan (part of the Spotlight Series at the Shapiro Undergraduate Library)
Ann Arbor, MI
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7pm
Shapiro Undergraduate Library Screening Room (Room 2160), 919 South University Ave

Borders Books & Music at Ward Centre
(not a screening but filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford will be present to sign DVDs)
Honolulu, HI
Saturday, January 9, 2010 4-5pm
1200 Ala Moana Boulevard

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i - Holiday Book Fair
(not a screening but filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford will be present to sign DVDs)
Honolulu, HI
Saturday, December 12, 2009 2-4pm
2454 S. Beretania Street

University of Hawai‘i Cinema Series - Women of the World
Honolulu, HI
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 5pm
Spalding Auditorium, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Siren Nation (in association with POW Fest)
Portland, OR
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 12pm
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.

Pacific Rim Film Festival
Santa Cruz, CA
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:30pm - Cabrillo College Watsonville Center, 318 Union Street, Watsonville
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:15pm - Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

San Diego Asian Film Festival
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 5:45pm
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3pm
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 12:15pm
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley-Hazard Center, 7510 Hazard Center Drive #100

LA Femme Film Festival
Hollywood, CA
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2pm
Davidson/Valentini Theatre at the LA Gay & Lesbian Center, 1125 N. McCadden Place (Ed Gould Plaza)

Loft Cinema (sponsored by Arizona List)
Tucson, AZ
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 1pm
3233 E. Speedway Blvd

Houston Asian Pacific American Film Festival (sponsored by the OCA Greater Houston)
Houston, TX
Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 4:30pm
American First National Bank, 9999 Bellaire Blvd. (at Beltway 8) in Asiatown

University of Hawaii Women's Studies Colloquia Series
Co-sponsored by the Center for Biographical Research, Bridge to Hope, UH Political Science Department and UHM Archives
Friday, September 11, 2009 at 12:30pm
Saunders Hall 637, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

American Association of University Women (AAUW) 2009 National Convention
St. Louis, Missouri
Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12pm
Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, 800 Washington Avenue

San Joaquin International Film Festival
Stockton, California
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 6pm (film screening and awards ceremony)
Stockton Empire Theatre, 1825 Pacific Avenue

Maui Premiere (sponsored by the Friends of Old Maui High School)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 5pm
Iao Theatre, 68 N. Market Street in Wailuku

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 7pm
Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles

PBS Broadcast
The film was broadcast nationally on PBS in May 2009. Below is a list of known airdates in selected markets.
(This list is not exhaustive. All times are local.)

- Albuquerque, NM - KNME - Tuesday, May 12 at 10pm
- Birmingham, AL - WBIQ - Tuesday, May 19 at 12am
- Boston, MA - WGBH - Tuesday, May 12 at 10pm
- Corpus Christi, TX - KEDT - Sunday, May 10 at 11pm
- East Lansing, MI - WKAR World- Monday, May 25 at 8pm
- Fairbanks, AK - KUAC - Monday, June 1 at 11pm and Tuesday, June 2 at 5am
- Fargo, ND - KFME - Tuesday, May 12 at 9pm
- Flint, MI - WFUM - Thursday, May 7 at 1pm
- Fresno, CA - KVPT - Friday, May 22 at 10pm
- Harrisburg, PA - WITF - Sunday, May 24 at 3:30pm and Monday, May 25 at 1:30am
- Hawaii (statewide) - PBS Hawaii - Thursday, May 14 at 8:30pm and 11pm
- Indianapolis, IN - WIPB - Friday, May 8 at 3am
- Juneau, AK - KTOO - Monday, June 1 at 11pm and Tuesday, June 2 at 5am
- Las Vegas, NV - KLVX - Thursday, May 14 at 4am
- Long Island, NY - WLIW - Friday, May 22 at 1am and Monday, May 25 at 5am
- Los Angeles, CA - KCET and KCET HD - Sunday, May 10 at 3pm
- Minneapolis, MN - KTCI - Saturday, May 9 at 4pm
- Montana (statewide) - KUSM and KUFM - Wednesday, May 20 at 4am
- Nashville, TN - WNPT - Wednesday, May 13 at 11pm
- Omaha, NE - KHINC - Wednesday, May 6 at 11pm
- PBS World (in select markets nationwide) - Wednesday, May 6 at 8am, 2pm, and 7pm EST; Thursday, May 7 at 12am EST; Sunday, May 10 at 1pm and 7pm EST
- Pittsburgh, PA - WQED - Thursday, May 14 at 10pm
- Portland, OR - KOPB - Monday, May 11 at 1am and Wednesday, May 20 at 11pm
- Sacramento, CA - KVIE - Monday, May 25 at 9pm
- Salt Lake City, UT - KUED - Wednesday, May 27 at 2am
- San Antonio, TX - KLRN - Saturday, May 23 at 9pm; Sunday, May 24 at 3:30am; Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30am
- San Antonio, TX - KLRN-DT9.2 - Sunday, May 24 at 12:30pm; Monday, May 25 at 12am; Wednesday, May 27 at 8pm
- San Bernardino, CA - KVCR - Monday, May 11 at 6am
- San Diego, CA - KPBS - Monday, May 4 at 3am
- San Francisco, CA - KQED World - Sunday, May 31 at 7pm
- Seattle, WA (also Vancouver, CANADA) - KCTS9 - Sunday, May 10 at 10:30pm and Friday, May 15 at 12pm
- St. Paul, MN - Twin Cities Public Television Life - Saturday, May 9 at 5pm
- Tucson, AZ - KUAT - Wednesday, May 27 at 11:30pm and Thursday, May 28 at 4:30am
- Washington, DC - WETA - Saturday, May 16 at 11:30pm

Association for Asian American Studies 2009 Conference
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:30pm
Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel, 2500 Kuhio Avenue in Waikiki

DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
Feature Film Competition
Eugene, Oregon
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 2:30pm
Bijou Arts Cinemas, 492 East 13th Avenue

San Francisco Women's Film Festival
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 9:15pm
SF Women's Building, Main Auditorium, 3543 18th Street, #8

Reel Women International Film Festival
Beverly Hills, California
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 8:30pm
Laemmle Music Hall 3, 9036 Wilshire Blvd. (corner of South Doheny Blvd.)

Gate City Women's Film Festival
Greensboro, North Carolina
Monday, March 28, 2009 at 7:30pm
Bennett College for Women

Washington, D.C. Premiere
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 6pm
Capitol Visitor Center (by invite only)

Festival International de Films de Femmes
Creteil, France (just outside Paris)
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 6pm
La Maison des Arts, Place Salvador Allende

Women of Color Arts & Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 4pm
The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture & History, 101 Auburn Avenue NE

University of Hawai'i Law School
In celebration of the Patsy Takemoto Mink Legislative Fellowship
Monday , March 16, 2009 at 6pm
Classroom 2, William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Women's Film Festival
Brattleboro, Vermont
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 6:30pm - New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat Street
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 1:25pm - Hooker-Dunham Theatre & Gallery, 139 Main Street

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Documentary Competition
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 12pm - Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco (Japantown)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 6:45pm* - Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco (Japantown)
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 12:45pm - Camera 12 Cinemas, 201 South Second Street, San Jose
*Reception to follow screening at O Izakaya Lounge, Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post Street, San Francisco

Big Island Premiere
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 6pm
Palace Theatre, 38 Haili Street in Hilo

Honolulu International Film Festival
Documentary Competition
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 11:30am
Coral Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village, 2005 Kalia Road in Waikiki

International Women's Day Film Festival
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 6:30pm -- Opening Night Film
Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square

Kaua'i Premiere (sponsored by the Kauai County Committee on the Status of Women)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 6pm
Performing Arts Center, Kauai Community College in Lihue

PBS Hawaii (Broadcast Premiere)
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 8:30pm
Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford will appear in a panel discussion about the film and Patsy Mink's legacy on the PBS Hawaii program Island Insights at 8pm (preceding the film).

Hawaii International Film Festival (World Premiere)
Documentary Competition
Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 7pm
Sunday, October 18, 2008 at 3pm
Regal Theatres Dole Cannery 18

Winner - CINE Golden Eagle Award (Documentary Short, Independent Division)
CINE - Spring 2009

Winner - Spirit of Humanity Award
Nominated - Best Documentary Film
San Joaquin International Film Festival 2009

Winner - Blue Magnolia Award for Best in Festival
Winner - Zora Neale Hurston Award for Best Documentary Film
Winner - Bennett Spirit Award for Most Positive Portrayal of a Woman
Gate City Women's Film Festival 2009

Winner - Best Historical Documentary
Winner - Best Editing
Winner - Best Role Model for Women
San Francisco Women's Film Festival 2009

Winner - Comcast Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature

Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2009

Winner - Best Documentary
Winner - Best Hawaiian Film
Winner - Gold Kahuna Award
Honolulu International Film Festival 2009

Finalist - Cross-Cultural Ambassador Award
International Women's Day Film Festival 2009

Winner - Audience Award for Favorite Documentary
Nominated - Golden Orchid Award for Best Documentary
Hawaii International Film Festival 2008

ABOVE: Producer/director Kimberlee Bassford, associate producer Robin Lung and production assistant Margret Arakaki at the PBS Hawaii reception celebrating the film's world premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival on October 12, 2008. The film took home the festival's Audience Award for Favorite Documentary and was nominated for the Golden Orchid Award for Best Documentary.

ABOVE: The film had its international premiere at the Festival International de Films de Femmes in Creteil, France in March 2009.