THE HERRICANES
Director - Olivia Kuan
Production - Fun Meter, Wayfarer Studios, Inwood Road Films
Producers - James Short, Lisa France, James Lee Hernandez, Brian Lazarte
Cinematography - Olivia Kuan & Fletcher Wolfe
A group of women came together in the 1970s to form a professional football team called the Houston Herricanes. These groundbreaking ladies came to the field with little to no experience and left having been a part of the first full-tackle women's football league. Coming from all different walks of life, this diverse group found camaraderie in the unit they built together. Though they were often ridiculed, they stuck with it for as long as finances would allow and they made history even if it hasn't been told yet.
PRESS:
“Regardless of era, Kuan finds engaging characters left and right, with the Herricanes themselves appearing ready made to star in a “Bad News Bears”-style series recounting their exploits when you’ve got such unforgettables as Rose Kelley, a defensive tackle who only came onto the team after being spotted walking in the park where the team was forced to practice, and the sisters Monkey and Peaches Kirk, once feared enough by a rival squad that two separate ambulances were set up with their names on them on the side of the field.”
-The Movable Feast
