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Sloan Science in Cinema Prize: Hidden Figures

Directed by Theodore Melfi

17 Dec
Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 1:00 pm PT
Castro Theatre
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Description

Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

The Sloan Science in Cinema Prize celebrates the depiction of science in a narrative feature film. Presented in partnership between the SF Film Society and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this annual award shines a light on special achievement in rendering the worlds of science and scientists through the language of film with a screening event and onstage conversation with the film’s creators.

Director Theodore Melfi

Trailer

//www.youtube.com/embed/5wfrDhgUMGI

Film Details

Language English

Year 2016

Country USA

Director Theodore Melfi

Producer Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi

Writer Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi, Margot Lee Shetterly (based on the book by)

Cast Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell, Kimberly Quinn, Kevin Costner

Print Source 20th Century Fox