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A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem

Lehman Auditorium

  • Director: Yu Gu
  • Writer: Elizabeth Ai
  • Type: Documentaries
  • Year: 2020
  • Language: English
  • Length: 80 minutes
  • Screening: Feb 28 06:00 PM

Football and feminism collide in this documentary that follows former NFL cheerleaders who are battling the league to end wage theft and illegal employment practices that have persisted for 50 years.

Unladylike2020 Maggie Lena Walker short playing before the screening 

Q&A with former Jets cheerleader, Krystal Cruz, and Chief of Staff for Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, Meagan Molina, to follow screening.

Filmmaker Bio:
Yu Gu is a filmmaker born in Chongqing, China and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She works in both narrative and documentary film, exploring identity, migration, and the individual’s relationship to society. Her filmmaking practice is supported by the Sundance Institute, ITVS, Tribeca Film Institute, Firelight Media, and Film Independent.

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