A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem
2019 film
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem is a 2019 documentary film directed by filmmaker Yu Gu. The film examines problems such as wage theft and illegal employment that are faced by cheerleaders in the National Football League.[2][3][4][5]
Directed byYu Gu
Written byElizabeth Ai
Produced by
- Yu Gu
- Elizabeth Ai
Starring
- Maria Pinzone
- Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields
- Darci Burrell
- Sharon Vinick
- Leslie Levy
- Sean Cooney
| A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yu Gu |
| Written by | Elizabeth Ai |
| Produced by |
|
| Starring |
|
| Cinematography | Yu Gu |
| Edited by | Victoria Chalk |
| Music by | Allyson Newman |
Release date |
|
| Countries |
|
| Language | English |
Synopsis
The film follows the stories of two former cheerleaders; Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields, of the Los Angeles Raiderettes and Maria Pinzone,[6] of the Buffalo Jills[7] as they filed lawsuits against their teams for unlawful employment policies, bias, and pay discrimination.[8]