“MINK!”
Executive Produced by Naomi Osaka
presented by
Breakwater Studios & The New York Times Op-Docs with support from Hana Kuma
Told by her daughter Wendy, MINK! chronicles the remarkable Patsy Takemoto Mink, a Japanese American from Hawaii who became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress, on her harrowing mission to co-author and defend Title IX, the law that transformed athletics for generations in America for girls and women.
Select Festivals, Screenings and Awards
- Vimeo Staff Pick
- Short of the Week
- HollyShorts Film Festival
- Hawai’i International Film Festival
- San Diego International Film Festival
- Boston Asian American Film Festival
- SF Doc Stories
Press
- Deadline – ‘MINK!’: Oscar Winner Ben Proudfoot Pairs With Naomi Osaka For Doc On Woman Who Paved Way For Title IX
- NYT – Naomi Osaka Starts a Media Company, With Help From LeBron James
- Short of the Week – Short of the Week – MINK! – a Documentary Short Film by Ben Proudfoot
- Women and Hollywood – Naomi Osaka Celebrates An Unsung Hero of Title IX in Doc Short “MINK!”
About the director
An Academy Award® winning short documentary director and entrepreneur, Ben Proudfoot is the creative force behind Breakwater Studios. The studio’s work has been recognized by the Academy Awards®, The Emmys, The Peabody Awards, Critics Choice Documentary Awards, The James Beard Awards, the Sundance Film Festival, Telluride, and the Tribeca Film Festival among others. Proudfoot was named one of Forbes “30 Under 30” for his leadership and innovation in the brand-funded documentary space. He hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is a graduate of the University of Southern California. Proudfoot is an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician and has performed at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles.