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Lacy Thibodeaux Fields, lead plaintiff in "A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem." Photo courtesy of Lacy Thibodeaux Fields, lead plaintiff in “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem.” Photo courtesy of 1091. “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” is a fine documentary directed by Yu Gu and written by Elizabeth Ai. Following the progress of lawsuits filed by two NFL cheerleaders from different teams, Gu and Ai clearly lay out the issues of illegal employment practices and sexual harassment that are rampant in this corner of the professional spor...

Concession stand workers can often make more than team cheerleaders for the National Football League. That pay gap is the subject of a new documentary called “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem.” The PBS Independent Lens film airs on Monday. The pay disparity came to light in 2014 after a series of lawsuits raised by cheerleaders who said they were underpaid and sexually harassed. Filmmaker Yu Gu follows the stories of Maria Pinzone, former cheerleader for the Buffalo Bill Jills, and Lacy Thibodeaux-Fields, former cheerleader for the Los Angeles Raiderettes. Gu, who was ...

Filmmaker Yu Gu was born in Chongqing, China, raised in Vancouver, Canada, and found her way to the University of Southern California film program. Her films, like the feature documentary that she co-directed Who is Arthur Chu?, which won two festival grand jury awards and was broadcast on WORLD Channel in 2018, explore intersections between different cultural worlds and people on the margins. Her documentary A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem sheds light on women at the margins and on the sidelines, exploring the continued fight to end the gender pay gap prevalent throughout...

New Acclaimed Films Coming to Independent Lens in January Ellis Haizlip, producer of the WNET/PBS weekly television show SOUL, at center, from the film Mr. SOUL! December 22, 2020 | POSTED IN Announcements SHARE THIS The upcoming slate of films airing on Independent Lens on PBS starts in January with seven highly-acclaimed documentaries that reflect the ever-changing nature of the United States, highlighting women who led the way in workplace sexism —in offices, NFL playing fields, and police forces — as well as telling the stories of a trailblazer in public television, those doing grou...

NFL Cheerleader Documentary ‘A Woman’s Work’ Acquired by 1091 Pictures Film following former Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills performers premiered at Tribeca in 2019Brian Welk | December 16, 2020 @ 3:00 PM Getty Images 1091 Pictures has acquired the digital worldwide rights to “A Woman’s Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem,” a documentary that highlights the pay gaps and toxic workplaces faced by cheerleaders in the NFL. The film directed and produced by Yu Gu and written and produced by Elizabeth Ai premiered at Tribeca in 2019, and 1091 will make “A Woman’s Work” avail...