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3-Line Synopsis
T.C. Williams High School is famous for its successful integration
of its 1971 football team that won the State Championship, as depicted
in the Disney hit film Remember The Titans. The high school also
made strides toward ending gender bias by fully supporting a women's
crew team, in 1974.
125-Line Synopsis
The T.C. Williams High School women's crew team is lead by its determined
coach Dee Campbell. As he teaches them to row with grace and abandon,
the crew dreams of winning a national championship with each sunrise
row. Gold medals aside, it is the life lessons that strengthens
their character and fills their hearts.
The film raises awareness about the monumental
strides made by Title IX - the 1972 law that prohibits sexual discrimination
in any educational program or activity within federally funded institutions.
In 1974, T.C. Williams High School led the charge by fully supporting
women's crew. Coach Dee Campbell founded the program and dedicated
his life to instilling the passion of rowing to two generations
of women. The story is narrated by Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique
Dawes.
250-Line Synopsis
On the waters of the Potomac River, coach Dee Campbell has been
molding young women into champions of rowing and life with a mix
of discipline and heart. Lady Titans: A Title IX Victory, directed
by Jason Scadron and produced by Liv Violette, places the spotlight
on the T.C. Williams High School women's crew team and the lifelong
bonds that are forged with their coach.
Collage Productions, Inc. received unprecedented
access to the students inside the high school and on the river.
The program captures the tenacity and grit of these young women
and the dedication, teamwork, and passion needed to succeed in rowing.
Audiences are placed in the middle of the action from rowing on
the Potomac River at sunrise, racing from start to finish, and experiencing
an emotional surprise reunion for coach Dee Campbell by three generations
of rowers.
The film raises awareness about the monumental
strides made by Title IX - the 1972 law that prohibits sexual discrimination
in any educational program or activity within federally funded institutions.
In 1974, T.C. Williams High School led the charge by fully supporting
women's crew. Coach Dee Campbell founded the program and dedicated
his life to instilling the passion of rowing to two generations
of women.
Lady Titans: A Title IX Victory is narrated
by Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes.
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