HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (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 galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Check out the Celebrating Women featurette, where Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monáe discuss the incredible, empowering work of the three protagonists given the barriers and hardships that they faced from 1960's American society. The featurette can be found on YouTube at the link above and the film is released in the UK this Friday.
