Event

Movie: Hidden Figures

Friday, June 2, 2017
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Petty Auditorium

It's the dawn of the Space Age and the U.S. is embroiled in a battle against Russia to put the first man in space.

It's the dawn of the Space Age and the U.S. is embroiled in a battle against Russia to put the first man in space. Unbeknownst to the world three talented African-American female mathematicians (Taraji Henson Octavia Spencer Janelle Monae) are given the task of calculating the launch and return of astronaut John Glenn - and they accomplish their mission despite the odds. Based on the book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Nominated for three 2017 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Released 2016 - 127 minutes - Rated PG - Historical Drama