Book to Film: Hidden Figures

Watch Hidden Figures, the major motion picture based on the true story of three brilliant African-American women at NASA who were behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. A Women's History Month celebration. Rated PG for thematic elements and some adult language.

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan (Academy Award Winner Octavia Spencer), Mary Jackson (Grammy Award Nominee Janelle Monae), and Katherine Gobels Johnson (Academy Award Nominee Taraji P. Henson) crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes. Written by 20th Century Fox

Watch the Academy Award Nominated film with us on the big screen to celebrate Women's History Month this February.

Rated PG for thematic elements and some language.

Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please ask for the Special Needs Library at 630-2665 or email JPLTBSpecialNeeds@coj.net. This program is free and open to the public.

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