The People Behind "Hidden Figures" Discuss The Film

In theaters on January 6, “Hidden Figures” is a biographical drama depicting the incredible untold story of 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. Join the author behind the book “Hidden Figures,” Margot Lee Shetterly, NASA Historian Bill Barry, Astronaut Stephanie Wilson and Astronaut Engineer Shelia Nash-Stevenson when they visit to discuss the events behind the film. Interview at AOL HQ in NYC for BUILD Series.

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Are we going to get an interview with the full cast?

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Sadly, a film where Artifice (not Art) depicts Life. Now, do you want to know how I really feel? Hidden Figures, dir. Theodore Melfi. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer. In Hidden Figures the story is viewed with rose-colored glasses as an overweight White State Trooper, in a cartoonish manner, who appears to be menacing at first, but after a miraculous epiphany of sorts, gleefully gives our three Black stars a polite and glamorous escort to their historical destination. It is Kevin Costner (as Al Harrison) who single-handedly hammers away at the “Coloreds Only Bathroom” sign, as another White Man, President Lyndon B. Johnson, single-handedly enacts the first Civil Rights Act of 1964. Point of view is as important if not more so than the story being told. More often we are told the story of these fine African American women from the point of view of the white man - a most disconcerting detraction to the movie. Kevin Costner would be a shoe-in for the prestigious and coveted “Liberation of Negro Women Award” if it were offered by the Academy Awards.-JV. PG Drama. US. ADG: Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film. NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Motion Picture, Best Actress (Taraji P. Henson) and Song (I See Victory) in a Motion Picture. Heartland Film Award: Truly Moving Award. Abominable Awards: Liberation of Negro Women Award (Kevin Costner).