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A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem (2019)
NAME OF FILM: A WOMAN'S WORK: THE NFL'S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM
DIRECTOR(S): Yu Gu
STARRING: Maria Pinzone, Sean Cooney, Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields, Darci Burrell, Leslie Levy, Sharon Vinick
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: Football and feminism collide in this documentary that follows former NFL cheerleaders battling the league to end wage theft and illegal employment practices that have persisted for 50 years.
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