Multi-talented trailblazing Deaf and Deafblind women are front and center in these six stories that celebrate their extraordinary accomplishments.
This program's in-person screening at NWFF takes place on Sunday, April 7th at 1pm. Get in-person tickets here!
Virtual, In-Person, and Hybrid Festival Passes are also available.
Kitty O’Neil (1946-2018) was a racecar driver, stunt legend, and daredevil. Known as “the fastest woman in the world,” O’Neil broke the land speed record in 1976. The first woman to join with Stunts Unlimited, the leading stunt agency in Hollywood, O’Neil was also a stunt double for the iconic stars of both The Bionic Woman (Lindsay Wagner) and Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) on television. And she also happened to be Deaf.
- Year2021
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageAmerican Sign Language, English
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- NoteID: A poster for “Renegades: Kitty O’Neil” with a faded colored picture of a brown-haired white woman in a yellow race suit, waving out of her red racing car, with white letters on the side saying “Space Age Racing: World’s Fastest Dragster”. On the left upper corner, black background with white letters: “December 6th, 1976, Kitty O’Neil became the fastest woman in the world.’ with a red stripe next to the black corner. The bottom of the poster has the logo of American Masters and PBS with #AmericanMastersPBS.
- DirectorDay Al-Mohamed
- ScreenwriterDay Al-Mohamed
- ProducerCharlotte Mangin, Amanda Upson
- CastLachi
Multi-talented trailblazing Deaf and Deafblind women are front and center in these six stories that celebrate their extraordinary accomplishments.
This program's in-person screening at NWFF takes place on Sunday, April 7th at 1pm. Get in-person tickets here!
Virtual, In-Person, and Hybrid Festival Passes are also available.
Kitty O’Neil (1946-2018) was a racecar driver, stunt legend, and daredevil. Known as “the fastest woman in the world,” O’Neil broke the land speed record in 1976. The first woman to join with Stunts Unlimited, the leading stunt agency in Hollywood, O’Neil was also a stunt double for the iconic stars of both The Bionic Woman (Lindsay Wagner) and Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) on television. And she also happened to be Deaf.
- Year2021
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageAmerican Sign Language, English
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- NoteID: A poster for “Renegades: Kitty O’Neil” with a faded colored picture of a brown-haired white woman in a yellow race suit, waving out of her red racing car, with white letters on the side saying “Space Age Racing: World’s Fastest Dragster”. On the left upper corner, black background with white letters: “December 6th, 1976, Kitty O’Neil became the fastest woman in the world.’ with a red stripe next to the black corner. The bottom of the poster has the logo of American Masters and PBS with #AmericanMastersPBS.
- DirectorDay Al-Mohamed
- ScreenwriterDay Al-Mohamed
- ProducerCharlotte Mangin, Amanda Upson
- CastLachi
